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

The surname Ambuan occurs most in The Philippines. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambuan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ambuan is the 703,644th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Ambuan live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 21 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 249,971. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 48 percent live, Mimaropa, where 24 percent live and National Capital Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from The Philippines it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

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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