Hamwele Surname
Approximately 472 people bear this surname
Hamwele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 467 | 1:5,159 | 977 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
Hamwele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamwele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamwele is held by more people in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamwele? popularity and diffusion
It is the 642,991st most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamwele are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 467 people, or 1 in 5,159. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Omusati Region, where 34 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 28 percent live and Khomas Region, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia it is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamweele | 93 | 40 | / |
| Haamwele | 93 | 1 | / |
| Amwele | 92 | 767 | / |
| Hamwel | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hamwela | 86 | 62 | / |
| Gamwele | 86 | 21 | / |
| Hambele | 86 | 3 | / |
| Amweele | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hamuele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jamwele | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hamwell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Amwel | 83 | 3 | / |
| Chamwela | 80 | 998 | / |
| Chamwile | 80 | 113 | / |
| Hamweela | 80 | 44 | / |
| Hambelea | 80 | 43 | / |
| Chambele | 80 | 13 | / |
| Chamweli | 80 | 6 | / |
| Amweiler | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chamwell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahambele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chamuele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ambele | 77 | 3,217 | / |
| Omwele | 77 | 151 | / |
| Amuele | 77 | 96 | / |
| Anwele | 77 | 33 | / |
| Amvele | 77 | 31 | / |
| Hawely | 77 | 8 | / |
| Amwale | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amwell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amweil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chambelee | 75 | 3 | / |
| Haumuelle | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ohmweiler | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hambile | 71 | 363 | / |
| Jambele | 71 | 61 | / |
| Hambeli | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chamvel | 71 | 13 | / |
| Hambely | 71 | 11 | / |
| Amweela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ambeyle | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ambeele | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hamwail | 71 | 1 | / |
| Homwell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamuele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamwil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amouele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambelei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amviele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Anweiler | 67 | 679 | / |
| Chambile | 67 | 421 | / |
| Chambeli | 67 | 50 | / |
| Awely | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hambelay | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jambhele | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hambelai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ambeleeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omwel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamwilai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamuela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amveiler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounwele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamvile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chambely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamwili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hautenweler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Amwyl | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hamwele
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