Hafswa Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Hafswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hafswa 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
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

Hafswa (2,429) may also be a first name.

Hafswa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hafswa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hafswa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hafswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hafswa is the 4,908,606th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Hafswa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hafswa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 150,261st most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 2,429 people.

Hafswa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Hafswa is most frequent in: Luweero District, where 70 percent reside, Kampala District, where 20 percent reside and Moroto District, where 10 percent reside. Other than Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 38 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
Hafswah921/
Afswa911/
Afswah831/
Chavswa771/
Haphswa771/
Khawsuay578/
Chawshwe571/
Aifeswhi571/
Chawsuay571/
Abswi551/
Hoffschwe531/
Hawxby50130/
Hawsby506/
Afsuhi501/
Awswgi501/
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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 Hafswa
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