Ambum Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

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

Ambum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ambum (34) may also be a first name.

Ambum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambum (Hindi: अंबुम) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambum? popularity and diffusion

Ambum is the 1,125,333rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Ambum is primarily found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Ambum reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,775,424th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 34 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 101,921. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Western, where 43 percent live, Enga, where 40 percent live and Hela, where 14 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 36 percent live and Cameroon, where 19 percent live.

Ambum Last Name Statistics demography

Ambum earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambaum91337/
Gambum9117/
Ambuhm9110/
Aimbum917/
Amboum914/
Ambume911/
Hambum910/
Hambaum8317/
Hambume838/
Amboume831/
Hamboum831/
Ambun801,552/
Ambom80143/
Ombum8059/
Embum8024/
Anbum806/
Haumbaum770/
Ambung73806/
Ambune7364/
Hambun7330/
Hembum7325/
Aumbun7315/
Amboom7313/
Gambun738/
Omboum735/
Gombum735/
Amboun735/
Ombume734/
Emboum732/
Embaum732/
Ambuhn731/
Ambund731/
Ambuin731/
Ambunn731/
Ammbun731/
Hambom731/
Hanbaum6736/
Amboune6727/
Hambung6718/
Amboung6715/
Ganbaum6710/
Aunbaum678/
Ambhune676/
Hombaum673/
Hanboum673/
Hembhum673/
Ambaung672/
Hemboum672/
Aichembaum671/
Hamboun671/
Hembaum671/
Ambutin671/

Ambum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambum in the Hindi language
अंबुमambuma-

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