Ambs Surname

218,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Ambs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8151:444,73538,181
Germany6411:125,59415,334
France3201:207,57132,261
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Israel171:503,39037,521
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Ambs (19) may also be a first name.

Ambs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambs is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 218,820th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,895,000 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Ambs live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 19 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 815 people, or 1 in 444,735. In The United States Ambs is mostly found in: Michigan, where 32 percent reside, Indiana, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent reside and France, where 17 percent reside.

Ambs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ambs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ambs last name rose 574 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ambs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ambs last name are 41.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.02% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ambs earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.74% more than the national average, earning $50,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambs89703/
Hambs893/
Ambst893/
Amb86234/
Ambsht8021/
Hambsh8012/
Ambsth808/
Hambse800/
Amps75601/
Gamb75375/
Hamb75292/
Embs75245/
Aimb7545/
Ombs7516/
Aumb7514/
Ahmb7510/
Eamb756/
Ambd756/
Ambh756/
Amws753/
Anbs753/
Anmb752/
Amhb752/
Ammb752/
Ambc751/
Ajmb751/
Amfs751/
Ambt751/
Ambz751/
Hambsch731,106/
Ambshth735/
Gambh67395/
Hamps67177/
Hombs67166/
Aambø6789/
Gombs6753/
Aanmb677/
Hembs676/
Asimb676/
Haimb676/
Hambh674/
Asemb673/
Ahmbd672/
Gambp672/
Gamps672/
Hambd671/
Ganbs671/
Ambth671/
Hammb671/
Haumb671/
Hanbs671/
Ahmws671/
Aembz671/
Amfxs671/
Amwws671/
Aumnb671/

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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 Ambs
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