Al Hamwi Surname
Approximately 9,958 people bear this surname
Al Hamwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 5,763 | 1:3,349 | 393 |
| Lebanon | 2,665 | 1:2,115 | 407 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Jordan | 495 | 1:17,864 | 2,764 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Oman | 74 | 1:49,837 | 2,720 |
| Palestine | 55 | 1:82,706 | 6,409 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Al Hamwi Demographics
Al Hamwi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Hamwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Hamwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Hamwi is more commonly found in Syria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Hamwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Hamwi is the 51,482nd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 731,828 people. The last name Al Hamwi is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Hamwi reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Levant.
This surname is most frequently held in Syria, where it is held by 5,763 people, or 1 in 3,349. In Syria it is mostly found in: Damascus Governorate, where 42 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 40 percent live and Aleppo Governorate, where 9 percent live. Apart from Syria Al Hamwi is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 27 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live.
Al Hamwi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hamwie | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Hamwish | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al-Hamwi | 88 | 767 | / |
| Al Hanwi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Hamwy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Ambi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al Jambi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Al-Hamwy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Al-Hamui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Hanbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Anbi | 67 | 665 | / |
| Al Anwa | 67 | 53 | / |
| Al Ombi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Ainbi | 63 | 7 | / |
| Al-Jambi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Janbi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Anwer | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Anbai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al Hanbay | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al-Jamby | 50 | 3 | / |
| Al-Anbai | 50 | 1 | / |
| Al-Janbi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Al Hamwi
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