Ambouma Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ambouma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambouma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1811:114,74613,259
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ambouma (33) may also be a first name.

Ambouma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambouma is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambouma? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,263,456th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname Ambouma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ambouma reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Ambouma is also the 1,807,719th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 33 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 114,746. In Cameroon Ambouma is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 78 percent reside, East Region, where 11 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 9 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambuma9283/
Amboma9256/
Amboumaha881/
Ambumai8675/
Ambomai8638/
Gamboma8622/
Ombouma8616/
Hamboma865/
Amvouma862/
Amboumo861/
Amboumi861/
Amboume861/
Gambuma861/
Ambayoma8010/
Hambooma801/
Ambojama801/
Ambomo775,337/
Amwoma77812/
Ambama77241/
Ambumi77101/
Ambome7736/
Ambumo7723/
Anboma774/
Amuoma773/
Ambomi772/
Anbuma771/
Omboma771/
Ambume771/
Ambojamma7512/
Ambujamma755/
Gamboyema751/
Ambojimma751/
Gambomi711,248/
Ambamma71141/
Ambamai7122/
Hambama7113/
Amuaama719/
Hambume718/
Ambamou713/
Hamuama712/
Gambome712/
Ambayma711/
Ambaima711/
Gambumi711/
Ambomos711/
Ambhojamma711/
Ambeama711/
Amuomah711/
Ambayama6742/
Ambhamma6710/
Ammuamma677/
Ambayima674/
Otimboma671/
Ambeumou671/
Amuhamat671/
Ambamath671/
Ambaamma671/
Hambomou671/
Hambamay671/

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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 Ambouma
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