Ambov Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Ambov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria321:218,09111,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ambov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambov (Russian: Амбов) is borne by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ambov are found; 97 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 218,091. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Montana Province, where 72 percent reside, Sofia City Province, where 22 percent reside and Vidin Province, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Bulgaria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambova9139/
Hambov915/
Gambov911/
Hambova834/
Hamboev832/
Gambova832/
Ambow8045/
Ambof8044/
Ambop805/
Ambob803/
Ombov802/
Ambev802/
Ambaev7393/
Ambouw7342/
Ambowa7333/
Hembov736/
Omboev733/
Hambav732/
Ombova732/
Gombov731/
Gambop731/
Gambob731/
Ambavt731/
Hambow730/
Gambhav673,482/
Hamboub6747/
Aimbaev6714/
Hambeev677/
Hambaev672/
Amhboob672/
Hamboob672/
Aembaev672/
Hanbova671/
Gombova671/
Aumbaev671/

Ambov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambov in the Russian language
Амбовambov-

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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 Ambov
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