Chwami Surname
4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania
Chwami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwami | 91 | 875 | / |
| Cwami | 91 | 6 | / |
| Shwami | 83 | 99 | / |
| Chwama | 83 | 61 | / |
| Chwamy | 83 | 17 | / |
| Chuami | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cvhami | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schwameis | 80 | 100 | / |
| Chuatmi | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tchuami | 77 | 2 | / |
| Schwamy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ch'wame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chuamit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cuhamai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chuamie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schwame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chswamy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shweami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hwamish | 77 | 1 | / |
| Swami | 73 | 110,427 | / |
| Cwama | 73 | 29 | / |
| Zwami | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hwama | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hwame | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jwami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cvami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huami | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khwammai | 71 | 71 | / |
| Chuaymit | 71 | 28 | / |
| Schwamer | 71 | 11 | / |
| Chouhami | 71 | 4 | / |
| Schwamme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuama | 67 | 85 | / |
| Swaami | 67 | 53 | / |
| Swammi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Shuami | 67 | 36 | / |
| Swamie | 67 | 34 | / |
| Huamei | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shvami | 67 | 24 | / |
| Huamoi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Swamai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Swamiy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Swaimi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shwamy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chuemi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Swamid | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huamai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Swamii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swamio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shwame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swwami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swaymi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Svhami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dswami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swhami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swamhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swamyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huamid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sweami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sswami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huamis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwamed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huasmi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchuammui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cvhama | 67 | 1 | / |
Chwami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chwami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﻮﺍﻣﻲ | ashwamy | 50 |
| ﺍﺷﻮﺍﻡ | ashwam | 25 |
| ﺃﺷﻮﺍﻣﻲ | ashwamy | 12.5 |
| ﺍﺷﻮﺍﻣﻰ | ashwamy | 12.5 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chwami
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