Hambwe Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Hambwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hambwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Hambwe Last Name Facts

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

Hambwe occurs most in Zambia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hambwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Hambwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Hambwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hambwe reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chambwe921,983/
Ahambwe921/
Hambwer921/
Haambwe921/
Ambwe914/
Chaambwe86164/
Jambwe832/
Aumbwe831/
Ambweh831/
Hampwe831/
Hambwa831/
Ambw803/
Hachembwe802/
Chaaambwe801/
Chatembwe801/
Chambwa771,339/
Chombwe77914/
Hamboue77166/
Ambwesh7721/
Khombwe7712/
Ahumbwe771/
Hajmbue771/
Hambuer771/
Hombwea771/
Khambue771/
Ambwa7310,711/
Embwe7396/
Ombwe7322/
Ambwi732/
Ambwh731/
Ambhw731/
Chaambwa713,484/
Chaumbwa717/
Choombwe713/
Chambwai711/
Hambwaya711/
Chhambwa711/
Chambwaa711/
Choumbwe711/
Aumbwa6741/
Amboue6721/
Ambwai6717/
Jambwi6713/
Ambver674/
Hombue673/
Gambwi672/
Chaammbwa671/
Ambuer671/
Ambueh671/
Aembwi671/
Gambue670/
Ambuet670/

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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 Hambwe
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