Ambow Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Ambow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Ambow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ambow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ambow is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ambow? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Ambow are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Ambow is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 944,049. In Cameroon Ambow is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 91 percent live and Northwest Region, where 9 percent live. Barring Cameroon it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 38 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.
Ambow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ambow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambouw | 91 | 42 | / |
| Ambowa | 91 | 33 | / |
| Ambowe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Hambow | 91 | 0 | / |
| Ambaw | 80 | 13,430 | / |
| Ambof | 80 | 44 | / |
| Ambov | 80 | 33 | / |
| Ambuw | 80 | 22 | / |
| Embow | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ambob | 80 | 3 | / |
| Anbow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ombow | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambawe | 73 | 103 | / |
| Ambova | 73 | 39 | / |
| Hambov | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ombowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gambov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamboub | 67 | 47 | / |
| Hambawe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hambova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hamboev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amhboob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamboob | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gambova | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Ambow
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