Ambuang Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ambuang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambuang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1591:636,71867,462
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071

Ambuang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ambuang is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambuang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ambuang is the 1,290,735th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Ambuang occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Ambuang reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 636,718. In The Philippines Ambuang is most frequent in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 58 percent reside, Soccsksargen, where 16 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 13 percent reside. Besides The Philippines this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambuhang935/
Ambuan92418/
Hambuhang883/
Ampuang868/
Ambuhan864/
Gambuan862/
Embuang862/
Ambwang861/
Ambvang861/
Ambbang861/
Amphuang8058/
Anbuhang805/
Gombuang804/
Gampuang802/
Amvuhang801/
Ampuan7715,053/
Ambuon7733/
Anbuan776/
Ombuan771/
Hamphuang7532/
Hampuaang751/
Aumphuang751/
Embwang7133/
Ambvane7117/
Gampuan7115/
Anbuhan7112/
Aampuan712/
Amvuhan712/
Amppuan711/
Ambuhon711/
Ampuaan711/
Ampuann711/
Ampuhan711/
Ombwang711/
Ambwane711/
Amfwang711/
Aambvane675/
Ainpuang671/
Anvuhang671/

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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
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  • 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 Ambuang
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