Hamakwa Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Hamakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 147 | 1:107,823 | 8,449 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Hamakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamakwa has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hamakwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamakwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,447,279th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. Hamakwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamakwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Hamakwa is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 147 people, or 1 in 107,823. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 66 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent are found and Central Province, where 1 percent are found. Beside Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamankwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Haamakwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Amakwa | 92 | 24 | / |
| Hamakua | 86 | 12 | / |
| Amaukwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Amakwah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amakwai | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amakwha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hamakwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hamagwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amahkwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amakwaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Homaikwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Amankwha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amakwaah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amahkwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chamagwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amakwe | 77 | 915 | / |
| Amakua | 77 | 17 | / |
| Omakwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Amagwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Amakwo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Emakwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amokwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hamokwaya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Amankwe | 71 | 219 | / |
| Amokwah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amaukwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ameakwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Emaikwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amaukwo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ammakwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Amagwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amaikwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amakwue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ameukwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amaukua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamakwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amakuah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamagua | 67 | 541 | / |
| Ameangwa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Amahakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amagwuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amankwei | 67 | 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
- 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 Hamakwa
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