Amboto Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Amboto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amboto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia851:28,3464,400
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Amboto (10) may also be a first name.

Amboto Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Amboto Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Amboto occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amboto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,189,614th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Amboto live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Amboto is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

It is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 28,346. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Oshana Region, where 45 percent reside, Omusati Region, where 32 percent reside and Hardap Region, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Namibia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambotuo92198/
Ambotop9210/
Ambotos925/
Ambotoo923/
Gamboto922/
Gambotto86385/
Amboutou8694/
Gambouto867/
Hambouto861/
Ambato83874/
Omboto83702/
Ambeto83490/
Ambota83204/
Emboto8396/
Ambuto8349/
Ambouta77656/
Gambuto77521/
Hambuto77121/
Gambota7773/
Ambosta7760/
Ambusto7742/
Ambotha7711/
Ambotas778/
Ambatou776/
Ambotaa774/
Ambutoh772/
Ambatos772/
Ombotto771/
Ambotta771/
Ambetto771/
Ambutos771/
Ambudto771/
Hambouta71244/
Gambatto71239/
Aambouta716/
Emboutou713/
Ombottoh712/
Omboutou712/
Anboutou712/
Houmboto711/
Hanbouto711/
Gombouto711/
Ammbouta711/
Ambata671,896/
Ambeta67129/
Ombato6768/
Amwato6740/
Ombeto6738/
Ambuta6732/
Embota6721/
Embato6719/
Houmbotou6714/
Amwota672/
Ombuto672/
Amvuto671/
Ambatouss671/
Omwoto671/
Anbota671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Amboto
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