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 surname Hamfrey is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamfrey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,849,867th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Hamfrey live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Hamfrey is also the 189,138th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 1,658 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania Hamfrey is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 86 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 9 percent are found and Manyara Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 1 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Hamfrey
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