Ambühl Surname

283,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Ambühl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ambühl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,3381:6,138965
Liechtenstein131:2,952332
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Ambühl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ambühl occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ambühl? popularity and diffusion

Ambühl is the 283,967th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,374,296 people. The last name Ambühl is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ambühl reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ambühl is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,338 people, or 1 in 6,138. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Lucerne, where 20 percent reside, Canton of Graubünden, where 16 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Liechtenstein, where 1 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ambl805/
Ambuehl77745/
Ambiehl77466/
Ambeuhl772/
Amboehl771/
Ambil731,274/
Amble731,154/
Ambel73906/
Gambl734/
Hambl733/
Aambuehl710/
Gambel67771/
Hambel67677/
Ambiel67642/
Hamble67159/
Gambil67121/
Ambill6768/
Ambuul6762/
Hambil6745/
Ambuel6745/
Ambell6737/
Aamble6723/
Amboel6717/
Haimbl6711/
Ambeel6710/
Aimble673/
Gambll672/
Ambiol671/
Ambeul671/
Hambll671/
Ambild670/

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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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  • 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 Ambühl
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