Ambwai Surname
4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Ambwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambwa | 91 | 10,711 | / |
| Ambwi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Aumbwa | 83 | 41 | / |
| Ambwad | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gambwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aembwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ambwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hambwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ambwaya | 77 | 463 | / |
| Atembwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ambhbai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ambwaye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambwash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambwayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambua | 73 | 1,323 | / |
| Ambui | 73 | 564 | / |
| Embwa | 73 | 132 | / |
| Ombwa | 73 | 64 | / |
| Ampwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Ambba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ambwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Anbwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ambbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Anbwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aheembwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hatembwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambuat | 67 | 203 | / |
| Ambuas | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gambua | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hambua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ambvih | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hambwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ambuid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aumbua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hembwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ganbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anbwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aumbwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eambua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ambbaj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ambwai
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis