Hamshawy Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Hamshawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 13 | 1:680,187 | 14,528 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Hamshawy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamshawy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamshawy occurs in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamshawy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hamshawy is the 4,649,889th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hamshawy reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Levant.
Hamshawy is most frequently used in Jordan, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 680,187. In Jordan Hamshawy is mostly found in: Amman Governorate, where 85 percent are found, Balqa Governorate, where 8 percent are found and Karak Governorate, where 8 percent are found. Barring Jordan this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 22 percent are found and Yemen, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamshawi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Amsawy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hamzawy | 80 | 9,645 | / |
| Hamsawi | 80 | 26 | / |
| Amshawi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khamsawi | 75 | 168 | / |
| Hamzawey | 75 | 9 | / |
| Amshaybi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chamsawi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hamsawwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Amsawi | 71 | 44 | / |
| Khamsawai | 71 | 34 | / |
| Chamchawi | 71 | 26 | / |
| Amsawa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Hamsabhai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hamzahawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamsabay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amzawy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamshower | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amsaby | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamshabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamzawi | 67 | 2,364 | / |
| Hamzawe | 67 | 122 | / |
| Hansawa | 67 | 113 | / |
| Hamjawi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ainsawy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hemzawy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chamchawee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hamzavy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jamzawy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hamsabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eamsawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amsawai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamsawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amshava | 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
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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 Hamshawy
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