Hamwy Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Hamwy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 144 | 1:134,035 | 3,627 |
| Lebanon | 34 | 1:165,797 | 7,705 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hamwy (20) may also be a first name.
Hamwy Demographics
Hamwy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hamwy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamwy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamwy occurs more in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamwy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,252,959th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Hamwy live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Levant. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname Hamwy is most frequently occurring in Syria, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 134,035. In Syria Hamwy is primarily found in: Homs Governorate, where 97 percent reside. Apart from Syria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Hamwy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamway | 91 | 759 | / |
| Hamwey | 91 | 183 | / |
| Amwy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chamwey | 83 | 37 | / |
| Khamway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamwaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hamways | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chamway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hammway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hamby | 80 | 18,616 | / |
| Hamwi | 80 | 6,708 | / |
| Hamwa | 80 | 69 | / |
| Hamwe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Amway | 80 | 8 | / |
| Hamvy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amwyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hanwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chamwaya | 77 | 12 | / |
| Khamwhay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hanway | 73 | 934 | / |
| Hamboy | 73 | 167 | / |
| Chamwe | 73 | 164 | / |
| Chamwa | 73 | 138 | / |
| Hambey | 73 | 126 | / |
| Chamby | 73 | 76 | / |
| Hambay | 73 | 58 | / |
| Hamvay | 73 | 45 | / |
| Hamwee | 73 | 39 | / |
| Homway | 73 | 25 | / |
| Hemway | 73 | 22 | / |
| Hamwie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Homwey | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chamvy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Khamwi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jamway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chamwi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hambiy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hamwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hammwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amweys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahamwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamnwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehmwhy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aimway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khamwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hanwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hemhwy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamwid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamvey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Haamby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hambuy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gamway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Amby | 67 | 708 | / |
| Amwe | 67 | 477 | / |
| Amwa | 67 | 464 | / |
| Khamwai | 67 | 295 | / |
| Chaamwe | 67 | 271 | / |
| Chamwet | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chambey | 67 | 20 | / |
| Chambay | 67 | 15 | / |
| Chanway | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hamwieh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hasimwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hemmway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaamwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khamwee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahambay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chamboy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khamwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamweet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambuuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamwish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amvy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chambuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamweih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamvay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamwich | 67 | 0 | / |
| Haunway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hamwith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hannway | 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 Hamwy
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