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
The last name Hamshawy is found most in Jordan. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hamshawy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamshawy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,649,889th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hamshawy reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 94 percent reside in Levant.
The last name Hamshawy is most numerous in Jordan, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 680,187. In Jordan it is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 85 percent reside, Balqa Governorate, where 8 percent reside and Karak Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Beside Jordan this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 22 percent reside and Yemen, where 6 percent reside.
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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