Chwamy Surname
4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania
Chwamy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schwamy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chswamy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chwama | 83 | 61 | / |
| Chwami | 83 | 16 | / |
| Shwamy | 83 | 4 | / |
| Schwame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ch'wame | 77 | 1 | / |
| Swamy | 73 | 47,016 | / |
| Hwami | 73 | 875 | / |
| Cwama | 73 | 29 | / |
| Hwama | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hwame | 73 | 13 | / |
| Cwami | 73 | 6 | / |
| Schwamer | 71 | 11 | / |
| Khwaymay | 71 | 9 | / |
| Schwamme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Swammy | 67 | 193 | / |
| Schwameis | 67 | 100 | / |
| Shwami | 67 | 99 | / |
| Chuama | 67 | 85 | / |
| Swaamy | 67 | 29 | / |
| Cuamay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Swamiy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Swamay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sswamy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huamay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Swamuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sweamy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shwame | 67 | 2 | / |
| Swamey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chuami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dswamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuamey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tswamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swwamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swamyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swasmy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cvhami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwamed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cvhama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jbhamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Swaimy | 67 | 0 | / |
Chwamy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chwamy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﻮﺍﻣﻲ | ashwamy | - |
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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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- 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 Chwamy
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