Al-Hamawi Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Hamawi Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Al-Hamawi 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
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al-Hamawi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Hamawi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al-Hamawi has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Hamawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Al-Hamawi is the 1,022,958th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Al-Hamawi live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

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
Al-Amawi9426/
Al Hamawi8914/
Al Amawi825,463/
Al Asmawi7864/
Al Jamawi789/
Al Atmawi782/
Al Jahmawi74109/
Al Omawi715/
Al Asmawy6760/
Al Eimawi6711/
Al Hamaby671/
Al Gomawi671/
Al Khomeiwi601/
Al Ameibi561/
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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 Al-Hamawi
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