Avambe Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Avambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Avambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Avambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Avambe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Avambe.

How Common Is The Last Name Avambe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Avambe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Avambe is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria Avambe is primarily found in: Benue, where 98 percent reside and Ekiti, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Havambe921/
Gavhambe861/
Ovambe83586/
Awambe83370/
Avembe83190/
Evambe8330/
Abambe8329/
Ampambe7715/
Avembeh7710/
Awhambe777/
Abamber775/
Abambey774/
Avombee774/
Gabambe771/
Abambee771/
Avenmbe771/
Awamber771/
Awanmbe771/
Abambie771/
Aveamba771/
Ayuambe771/
Havambai713/
Habamber711/
Awaambey711/
Awuaambe711/
Abamba671,229/
Awambi67615/
Awamba67255/
Obambe67240/
Abombe67180/
Avomba67158/
Abambi67128/
Evambi6792/
Ewambe6791/
Ovamba6769/
Evembe6759/
Avombi6752/
Awanbe6715/
Owambe676/
Avenbe674/
Ovembe673/
Awembe672/
Abamwe671/
Avembi671/
Avamva671/
Awombe671/
Evambé671/
Hasbamber671/

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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 Avambe
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