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 occurs more in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamalwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 229,810th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,135,951 people. Hamalwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamalwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Hamalwa is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 1,735 people, or 1 in 1,389. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Ohangwena Region, where 45 percent are found, Oshana Region, where 13 percent are found and Omusati Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Namibia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Angola, where 0 percent are found.
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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