Hamadawa Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Hamadawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamadawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia621:255,64415,337
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Hamadawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hamadawa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamadawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamadawa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 255,644. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 55 percent are found and Central Province, where 45 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Hamadawa
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