Hamalwa Surname
Approximately 1,762 people bear this surname
Hamalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 1,735 | 1:1,389 | 184 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hamalwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hamalwa is found most in Namibia. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hamalwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamalwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hamalwa is the 229,810th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,135,951 people. The last name Hamalwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamalwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 1,735 people, or 1 in 1,389. In Namibia it is most common in: Ohangwena Region, where 45 percent reside, Oshana Region, where 13 percent reside and Omusati Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Namibia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khamalwa | 93 | 234 | / |
| Chamalwa | 93 | 128 | / |
| Haimalwa | 93 | 43 | / |
| Hamalwah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Amalwa | 92 | 438 | / |
| Chamalwad | 88 | 17 | / |
| Chamallwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hamalua | 86 | 6 | / |
| Amalwaa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hamalwey | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aamalwad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omalwa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Amalba | 77 | 9 | / |
| Amolwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Amalua | 77 | 3 | / |
| Emalwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amalva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chamgalva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamalvad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amalbay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Amaluha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Asmalwy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eimalwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamalba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oumalwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amalbai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gammalva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amalluha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamalbai | 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 Hamalwa
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