Hamwende Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Hamwende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamwende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1091:145,41210,533
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Hamwende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hamwende occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamwende? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,746,159th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamwende reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 145,412. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 72 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 22 percent live and Central Province, where 6 percent live. Aside from Zambia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamweende9428/
Chamwende941/
Amwende9371/
Hamwenda88882/
Amwendes888/
Gamwende886/
Hamwinde884/
Hamweenda82411/
Chamwenda82236/
Haamwenda82142/
Ambende802,211/
Amwenda803/
Anwende802/
Omwende801/
Haamweenda7823/
Anwender7597/
Hamwindi751/
Chambendi719/
Haamwindi712/
Chamuenda711/
Ambnde711/
Amuenda6774/
Ombende672/
Ambinde672/
Ambendi672/
Omwendi671/
Anwinde671/
Ganwnde671/
Eambinde631/
Hambindi631/
Anwnda571/
Chamuhinda561/
Ambindi5376/
Onwinde534/
Amuindi531/
Omwinda531/
Onwenda531/
Omwindi531/
Anwindi531/
Einbinde501/

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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 Hamwende
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