Ambouka Surname
Approximately 2,829 people bear this surname
Ambouka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2,828 | 1:6,786 | 562 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ambouka (724) may also be a first name.
Ambouka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambouka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ambouka is found most frequently in Niger. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambouka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ambouka is the 155,051st most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,576,015 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambouka are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 306,635th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 724 people.
This surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 2,828 people, or 1 in 6,786. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 93 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 2 percent live and Maradi Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Niger Ambouka exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Ambouka
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