Ambun Surname

254,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ambun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia5561:53,0474,117
Thailand5101:138,50721,549
Indonesia3121:423,87635,582
Papua New Guinea851:95,92612,852
Cameroon721:288,45927,220
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Brunei11:418,7313,893
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Ambun (1,003) may also be a first name.

Ambun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambun (Hindi: अम्बुन, Marathi: अंबुन) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ambun.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 254,471st most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,695,584 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Ambun reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 54 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ambun is also the 254,051st most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 1,003 people.

It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 53,047. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 80 percent reside, Sabah, where 15 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 33 percent reside and Indonesia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambung91806/
Ambune9164/
Hambun9130/
Aumbun9115/
Gambun918/
Amboun915/
Ammbun911/
Ambuhn911/
Ambund911/
Ambuin911/
Ambunn911/
Amboune8327/
Hambung8318/
Amboung8315/
Ambhune836/
Ambaung832/
Ambutin831/
Hamboun831/
Ambon803,000/
Embun80541/
Ambum80215/
Ombun80178/
Anbun8015/
Amvun805/
Ambuting77133/
Haimbung774/
Amboujne771/
Hambungh770/
Ambaum73337/
Hambon73203/
Hombun7349/
Ombung7344/
Amboon7344/
Amboen7314/
Hanbun738/
Ombune738/
Aimbum737/
Oumbun737/
Amboum734/
Ainbun732/
Hembun732/
Emboun732/
Amuhon732/
Omboun731/
Aimbon731/
Hambum730/
Ombaun730/
Hambuchen7190/
Amboungue7118/
Achembung711/
Hatimbung711/
Hembaun6745/
Aynbund6734/
Hembeun6722/
Hambaum6717/
Aumboon6716/
Anbhune6713/
Aimboon673/
Eimbund673/
Hamboen672/
Atinbun671/
Eamboon671/
Eemboun671/
Anboune671/
Hamboum671/
Omboune671/
Ainbund671/
Hamboon671/

Ambun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ambun in the Marathi language
अंबुनambuna-
Ambun in the Hindi language
अम्बुनambuna91.67
आम्बूंambum8.33

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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 Ambun
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