Hamwi Surname

73,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Hamwi Surname User-submission:

The surname Hamwi means 'one who belongs to Hama, Syria'.

Hamwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria1,9871:9,714888
Saudi Arabia1,9481:15,8402,206
Lebanon8831:6,3841,066
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Kuwait2221:17,1202,252
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
United Arab Emirates1341:68,3756,373
Jordan811:109,1667,344
France641:1,037,855114,367
Canada531:695,20056,020
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Palestine381:119,7077,517
Qatar371:63,7306,585
Israel311:276,05324,632
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Austria131:655,03358,041
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England51:11,143,612252,590
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Hamwi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Hamwi means 'one who belongs to Hama, Syria'.

- obaidahamwi

Hamwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hamwi (Arabic: حموى) is more commonly found in Syria than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamwi? popularity and diffusion

Hamwi is the 73,397th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,086,396 people. The last name Hamwi is predominantly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Hamwi live; 80 percent live in West Asia and 45 percent live in Levant.

It is most widespread in Syria, where it is borne by 1,987 people, or 1 in 9,714. In Syria it is most prevalent in: Aleppo Governorate, where 78 percent live, Homs Governorate, where 18 percent live and Damascus Governorate, where 0 percent live. Aside from Syria it exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 29 percent live and Lebanon, where 13 percent live.

Hamwi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Sunni (56%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Hamwi surname are 8.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.4% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hamwi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.99% more than the national average, earning R 280,392 per year; in United States they earn 21.2% more than the national average, earning $52,296 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $57,012 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamwie9111/
Khamwi914/
Chamwi913/
Hamwai912/
Hamwid911/
Hamnwi911/
Khamwai83295/
Hamwieh8310/
Hamwais831/
Hamwish831/
Hamweih831/
Khamwei831/
Hamwith830/
Hamwich830/
Amwai80755/
Hambi80580/
Hamui80426/
Hamwy80184/
Hamwa8069/
Amwij8031/
Hanwi8014/
Hamwe8010/
Hamvi809/
Amnwi805/
Amwis802/
Amwio801/
Amwoi801/
Amwyi801/
Chaimwai772/
Khamwhai771/
Chambi7371,748/
Hamway73759/
Amwaih73267/
Hamvai73216/
Hamwey73183/
Chamwe73164/
Chamwa73138/
Hambai73126/
Hanwei7357/
Hamwee7339/
Chanwi7336/
Amwais7324/
Chamvi7321/
Hanwit7315/
Hambhi7311/
Khamui736/
Hamuid735/
Khamvi734/
Amwoit734/
Jamwai734/
Asimwi733/
Hambiy732/
Hambei732/
Hamboi732/
Hammwa732/
Khamwe731/
Khanwi731/
Hammbi731/
Hambih731/
Hamnui731/
Haimbi731/
Ahamwe731/
Chamui731/
Hammui731/
Aimwit731/
Ambi6716,609/
Amui672,285/
Chambai67641/
Anwi67580/
Amwe67477/
Amwa67464/
Chaambi67410/
Hamhuis67362/
Chaamwe67271/
Chamboi6746/
Chomwai6745/
Chamwey6737/
Chamwet6735/
Amvi679/
Khammui679/
Chanwai678/
Chomwit676/
Haimboi674/
Hasimwe673/
Cheambi673/
Chaamwa672/
Haambai672/
Chaimbi672/
Khamwee672/
Hanwich671/
Chamway671/
Hanwitt671/
Hamways671/
Aumwait671/
Chamuis671/
Hamweet671/
Chammbi671/
Hamouhi671/
Hamwaya671/
Chanwei671/
Haynewi671/
Khamway671/
Omwi671/
Chanwih671/
Chamvai671/
Khanwei671/
Chamvie671/
Emwi671/
Amwy671/
Hhambai671/
Khanwai671/
Hammway670/

Hamwi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hamwi in the Arabic language
حموىhmwy-
حمويhmwy-
الحمويalhmwy-

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