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 most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamfrey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Hamfrey reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 189,138th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,658 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 545,790. In Tanzania it is mostly found 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. Besides Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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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