Hamfrey Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Hamfrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hamfrey (1,658) may also be a first name.

Hamfrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hamfrey occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamfrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,849,867th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Hamfrey are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Hamfrey is also the 189,138th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 1,658 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania Hamfrey is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 86 percent live, Arusha Region, where 9 percent live and Manyara Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamffrey932/
Hampfrey931/
Hamfry9218/
Hamfre9210/
Amfrey921/
Hanfrey8648/
Hemfrey8633/
Jamfrey8631/
Hamfred864/
Hamfray864/
Homfrey862/
Amfry832/
Amfre831/
Chamfroy80153/
Hamphrey80143/
Chamfray8052/
Hamfreis803/
Chamfreu801/
Hainfrey801/
Amfreh7740/
Amfree7712/
Anfrey7711/
Hamfri777/
Amfred772/
Hanfre771/
Amfray771/
Hemfry770/
Homfre770/
Emfrey770/
Hamphreys754/
Champfray751/
Haumphrey751/
Henfrey71615/
Homfray71257/
Khamfri7124/
Honfrey718/
Hamphry718/
Hamfris713/
Janfrey712/
Chanfre711/
Anffrey711/
Hanfred711/
Chamfra711/
Hanfray710/
Hemfray710/
Anfry67259/
Chanfray67160/
Hemphrey6760/
Homphrey6719/
Amfri679/
Hamphred679/
Chanfreu672/
Hainfray672/
Hamphray671/
Anfre671/
Emfry670/
Hamphres670/
Hamphrie670/
Hennfrey670/
Hamphrys670/

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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 Hamfrey
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