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

Ambung is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambung? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ambung is the 428,270th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,041,620 people. Ambung occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ambung live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ambung is also the 825,494th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 127 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 630 people, or 1 in 160,696. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 50 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 45 percent live and Caraga, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines Ambung is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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