Ayambem Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ayambem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ayambem Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5901:300,24216,770
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ayambem (337) may also be a first name.

Ayambem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayambem is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayambem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ayambem is the 542,751st most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,330,873 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ayambem reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ayambem is also the 476,238th most common first name at a global level It is held by 337 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 590 people, or 1 in 300,242. In Nigeria Ayambem is most frequent in: Cross River, where 94 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live and Lagos, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aymbem921/
Ayambim86309/
Ayamben8611/
Ayembem8611/
Ayanbem862/
Yembem771/
Uyamben7137/
Ajamben714/
Ayanben713/
Ayambin711/
Ayambina6721/
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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 Ayambem
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis