Hamukwaya Surname

91,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Hamukwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamukwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia5,2221:46144
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Hamukwaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hamukwaya occurs more in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamukwaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 91,293rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,389,427 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamukwaya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is held by 5,222 people, or 1 in 461. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Ohangwena Region, where 39 percent live, Khomas Region, where 9 percent live and Oshana Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Namibia Hamukwaya occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.

Hamukwaya Last Name Statistics demography

Hamukwaya earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning R 176,076 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamukwayaa952/
Amukwaya941,942/
Hamukwaja8921/
Hamukuaya899/
Hamokwaya895/
Hamukwayo891/
Omukwaya822/
Amukwaja822/
Amukuaya822/
Hamukuaja7814/
Omukhwaya782/
Omukhhwaya741/
Amukuaja712/
Amukwaji711/
Omukweyi5974/
Amuguaye5918/
Amugwaji592/
Amukuaji591/
Omukweyu591/
Omunkwea591/
Amooquaye561/
Omugwai5014/
Amugwei501/

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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 Hamukwaya
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