Ambuan Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ambuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4051:249,97137,414
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ambuan (21) may also be a first name.

Ambuan Last Name Facts

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

Ambuan is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ambuan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambuan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 703,644th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ambuan are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ambuan is also the 2,368,944th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 21 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 405 people, or 1 in 249,971. In The Philippines Ambuan is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 48 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 24 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 10 percent reside. Beside The Philippines it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambuang92176/
Ambuhan924/
Gambuan922/
Ambuhang865/
Ampuan8315,053/
Ambuon8333/
Anbuan836/
Embuan834/
Ombuan831/
Hambuhang803/
Ambvane7717/
Gampuan7715/
Anbuhan7712/
Ampuang778/
Amvuhan772/
Aampuan772/
Ambwane771/
Ambuhon771/
Ambvang771/
Ambwang771/
Amppuan771/
Ampuaan771/
Ampuann771/
Ampuhan771/
Amphuang7158/
Anbuhang715/
Aambvane715/
Amvuhang711/
Hamphuang6732/
Empuan6722/
Ampuon679/
Ampuam672/
Ombban671/
Hampuaang671/
Aumphuang671/
Ampwan671/
Anpuan671/
Ombuon671/

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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 Ambuan
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