Ambu Surname

116,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8551:71,52812,622
Indonesia6911:191,38818,277
India6271:1,223,39048,852
Papua New Guinea4671:17,4601,759
Cameroon4471:46,4636,105
Malaysia4051:72,8255,257
Nigeria1551:1,142,85746,821
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
France811:820,03498,127
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Malta11:430,2723,380
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ambu (14,491) may also be a first name.

Ambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambu (Bengali: অম্বু, Hindi: आम्बू, Marathi: अंबू, Oriya: ଅଂବୁ) occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 116,174th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,835,654 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 45 percent of Ambu are found; 28 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 27 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 47,521st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 14,491 people.

This surname is most frequent in Italy, where it is held by 855 people, or 1 in 71,528. In Italy Ambu is most frequent in: Sardinia, where 93 percent are found, Lazio, where 3 percent are found and Lombardy, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Italy this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.

Ambu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ambu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ambu last name increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ambu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ambu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning €34,309 per year and in United States they earn 50.83% more than the national average, earning $65,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambu894,452/
Ambeu892,040/
Ambus891,434/
Ambau891,343/
Ambou89932/
Ambut89598/
Ambui89564/
Hambu89496/
Ambuj89258/
Ambuh89116/
Aimbu8966/
Ambuy8950/
Ambud8930/
Ambhu8911/
Aumbu896/
Ambuz895/
Ambuu892/
Aymbu891/
Aambu891/
Ammbu891/
Țambu891/
Ambuš891/
Ambgu891/
Gambou802,879/
Ambush80544/
Hambut80218/
Gambau80108/
Ambaud8082/
Ambouh8054/
Gambhu8041/
Ambust8024/
Hambou8024/
Hambus8022/
Hambau8012/
Hambeu8012/
Asembu8010/
Ambuus807/
Asimbu804/
Hambuh804/
Ambuth804/
Eambut804/
Ahambu803/
Aumbou803/
Ambuid803/
Ambhuj802/
Amboud802/
Ambous802/
Ambusz802/
Gaimbu801/
Aambhu801/
Ambaus801/
Aumbuu801/
Gambuh801/
Ambuhz801/
Ambgau801/
Amnbou801/
Atimbu801/
Aambut801/
Amnbau801/
Aumbut801/
Hambuy800/
Anbu752,682/
Ombu75994/
Embu75826/
Amvu7530/
Amwu757/
Hambuch73359/
Aitembu73163/
Hambouz73120/
Ambouha73115/
Hahambu7336/
Ambusth7310/
Ambouss736/
Ambouth734/
Assimbu734/
Hambous733/
Ambouhe732/
Hamboud732/
Asimbui731/
Hambout731/
Hambuuy731/
Gaimbou731/
Gammbou731/
Heambut731/
Ombui678,004/
Haitembu671,400/
Gombu671,089/
Ombuh67347/
Ombou67259/
Embau67124/
Hembu67120/
Amboe6781/
Ombus6781/
Hombu6765/
Hachimbu6757/
Anbus6756/
Amboo6745/
Anbou6723/
Anbau6720/
Ombut6715/
Ganbu6715/
Embui6714/
Embuh6713/
Hamboush6711/
Anbuh679/
Hambouth676/
Amwuj675/
Aunbu675/
Anbhu674/
Anbuj674/
Anbui673/
Hanbu673/
Ombuy672/
Uombu672/
Embeu672/
Embuy672/
Eanbu671/
Amwuu671/
Ainbu671/
Amwgu671/
Ombgu671/
Onmbu671/
Ombud671/
Gambů671/
Amvui671/
Amweu671/
Achembou671/
Assimbou671/
Ombau671/
Aanbu671/
Atmvu671/
Heambout671/

Ambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambu in the Bengali language
অম্বুambu-
Ambu in the Oriya language
ଅଂବୁambu66.67
ଅମୁamu33.33
Ambu in the Marathi language
अंबूambu38.02
अंबुambu28.41
आंबुambu17.89
आंबूambu15.22
अमबुamabu0.05
अंाबुamabu0.03
अंबाamba0.02
अांबूaambu0.02
अँबुambu0.02
आंबाamba0.02
अंाबूamabu0.02
Ambu in the Hindi language
आम्बूambu32.22
अम्बूambu26.38
अम्बुambu22.65
आम्बुambu11.67
आंबूambu2.88
अंबुambu1.48
आंबुambu1.25
अंबूambu1.17
अमबुamabu0.08
अांबूaambu0.08
अांबुaambu0.08

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ambu
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