Family name امبا (Amba 
, Embe 
, امبا 
) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The cognomen امبا is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a rare surname, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Philippines. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Philippines, and Nigeria. More prevalently, امبا is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Amba | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Philippines |
| Embe | Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Indonesia, Philippines |
| امبا | Sudan |