Ambung Surname

428,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ambung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6301:160,69626,474
Indonesia1661:796,68260,566
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Ambung (127) may also be a first name.

Ambung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambung is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambung? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 428,270th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,041,620 people. Ambung occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ambung reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 825,494th most numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 127 people.

This surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 160,696. In The Philippines Ambung is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 50 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 45 percent reside and Caraga, where 1 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Ambung exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambung92124/
Hambung9218/
Amboung9215/
Ambaung922/
Ambun911,552/
Ambuting86133/
Haimbung864/
Hambungh860/
Ambong833,797/
Embung83143/
Ambune8364/
Ombung8344/
Hambun8330/
Aumbun8315/
Gambun838/
Amboun835/
Ambund831/
Ambuhn831/
Ambuin831/
Ambunn831/
Ammbun831/
Amboungue8018/
Achembung801/
Hatimbung801/
Aambong77105/
Gombung7748/
Amboune7727/
Hambong7721/
Ambhune776/
Hamboun771/
Amboong771/
Ambutin771/
Ambon733,000/
Ambum73215/
Ombun73178/
Anbun7315/
Amvun735/
Amboujne711/
Ambaum67337/
Ombong67319/
Amwong67275/
Hambon67203/
Hambuchen6790/
Hombun6749/
Amboon6744/
Amboen6714/
Ombune678/
Hanbun678/
Oumbun677/
Aimbum677/
Amboum674/
Onbung673/
Ainbun672/
Omboun671/
Goumboung671/
Aimbon671/
Hambum670/
Ombaun670/

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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 Ambung
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