Hamwaka Surname
Approximately 302 people bear this surname
Hamwaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 301 | 1:52,658 | 4,911 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Hamwaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamwaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamwaka occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamwaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hamwaka is the 889,654th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamwaka live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 52,658. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 67 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 22 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamwaka | 93 | 322 | / |
| Haamwaka | 93 | 7 | / |
| Hamwaaka | 93 | 2 | / |
| Amwaka | 92 | 53 | / |
| Chamwaika | 88 | 15 | / |
| Chamwakai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ammwaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khanwaka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ammwakay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Huimwaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omwaka | 77 | 1,492 | / |
| Amwoka | 77 | 572 | / |
| Amwake | 77 | 113 | / |
| Amwako | 77 | 104 | / |
| Anwaka | 77 | 14 | / |
| Amuaka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Emwaka | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chambauka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Honwaka | 71 | 98 | / |
| Ambakea | 71 | 48 | / |
| Ambaaka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Anweaka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ganwaka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ambacka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omwakah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambakah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Omwakai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamuaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amuhaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamvaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hambakeh | 67 | 183 | / |
| Jambakau | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hambouka | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chambake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Johnwaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anweakah | 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 Hamwaka
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