Hamwia Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Hamwia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamwia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Syria1011:191,0993,957
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087

Hamwia (30) may also be a first name.

Hamwia Last Name Facts

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

Hamwia occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamwia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 752,779th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Hamwia reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 30 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Outside of Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 27 percent are found and Lebanon, where 1 percent are found.

Hamwia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamwiah922/
Hambia83108/
Chambia77386/
Hambija7763/
Chamvia771/
Jhambia771/
Ambia7316,023/
Amuia7324/
Anwia7322/
Emwia7321/
Amvia735/
Amwya731/
Omwia731/
Amwio731/
Khamweha71124/
Chambhia715/
Chamweha712/
Ahambiay711/
Chambiha711/
Chaambia711/
Jambia672,064/
Aimbia6748/
Jamvia6713/
Jamuia6711/
Khamwaiyo6710/
Aumbia679/
Anwiah677/
Omwiha676/
Ambija675/
Hambya674/
Anmbia672/
Hambio671/
Gamuia671/
Gamvia671/

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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 Hamwia
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