Hamua Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Hamua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea971:84,05911,132
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Hamua (38) may also be a first name.

Hamua Last Name Facts

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

Hamua (Hindi: हमुआ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hamua is the 1,765,740th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. Hamua occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Hamua are found; 90 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Hamua is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 38 people.

Hamua is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 84,059. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Hela, where 76 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 15 percent reside and Morobe, where 5 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chamua911,361/
Hamuat9194/
Hamuad9112/
Hamuah9111/
Hammua9110/
Hamuae913/
Khamua912/
Hamuas911/
Hamuay911/
Hasmua911/
Amua891,738/
Chamuat8381/
Khamuea8367/
Hammuad8334/
Chamuha8329/
Khamwua834/
Hamuhaa831/
Hamouha831/
Khamuha831/
Hamba8016,161/
Aumua80526/
Gamua80197/
Amuat8081/
Hamwa8069/
Aimua8037/
Jamua8021/
Asmua8018/
Amuad8017/
Amuaj809/
Amuea806/
Amuas802/
Hamuo802/
Amuoa802/
Amuaa801/
Amuap801/
Amhua801/
Homua801/
Ammua801/
Amuaz801/
Hemua801/
Hamouhaj779/
Chamuaah771/
Chamuaha771/
Chamhuay771/
Khammuay771/
Chamba7340,503/
Haumba731,421/
Hamway73759/
Hamvas73669/
Hamwah73245/
Hamvai73216/
Chamwa73138/
Hambai73126/
Chomua73117/
Hambay7358/
Hamvay7345/
Khamwa7331/
Hambou7324/
Hambau7312/
Gamuha739/
Amuhau739/
Chamva738/
Ahmuad738/
Haamba737/
Homuad736/
Khamuo734/
Hambaj734/
Gamuah734/
Hamuod733/
Amuach733/
Homhua733/
Khamva732/
Asmuat732/
Hamwai732/
Gammua732/
Hammwa732/
Hamvah731/
Ahamuo731/
Amuhap731/
Ausmua731/
Amuatz731/
Amuayi731/
Houmua731/
Hambea731/
Heamba731/
Ammuay731/
Amba6734,046/
Chaumba67805/
Chambai67641/
Omua67473/
Amwa67464/
Chamvad67296/
Khamwai67295/
Amuo67274/
Chaamba67268/
Chambaa67255/
Emua67169/
Chambou67128/
Gamuhay6761/
Chomuah6755/
Chamwad6751/
Chaimba6751/
Chambay6715/
Chambea6710/
Hommuat678/
Chambau677/
Amva676/
Chambaj673/
Hambeau672/
Chhamba672/
Chaamwa672/
Haambai672/
Ahambay672/
Hamwach672/
Chamway671/
Hamways671/
Gammuea671/
Khammwa671/
Khamway671/
Hamwais671/
Hammbah671/
Cheamba671/
Chamvai671/
Chamvaz671/
Gamuaah671/
Chamwat671/
Hhambai671/
Khamvay671/
Hammway670/

Hamua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hamua in the Hindi language
हमुआhamu'a25
समुआsamu'a25
हामूाhamua25
हमुाhamua25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hamua
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