Hamwy Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Hamwy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamwy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria1441:134,0353,627
Lebanon341:165,7977,705
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Hamwy (20) may also be a first name.

Hamwy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hamwy is found in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamwy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,252,959th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Hamwy are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 97 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread forename globally, held by 20 people.

Hamwy is most commonly occurring in Syria, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 134,035. In Syria Hamwy is mostly found in: Homs Governorate, where 97 percent are found. Besides Syria Hamwy is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Hamwy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hamwy surname is principally Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamway91759/
Hamwey91183/
Amwy891/
Chamwey8337/
Khamway831/
Hamwaya831/
Hamways831/
Chamway831/
Hammway830/
Hamby8018,616/
Hamwi806,708/
Hamwa8069/
Hamwe8010/
Amway808/
Hamvy802/
Amwyi801/
Hanwy801/
Chamwaya7712/
Khamwhay771/
Hanway73934/
Hamboy73167/
Chamwe73164/
Chamwa73138/
Hambey73126/
Chamby7376/
Hambay7358/
Hamvay7345/
Hamwee7339/
Homway7325/
Hemway7322/
Hamwie7311/
Homwey7310/
Chamvy736/
Khamwi734/
Jamway733/
Chamwi733/
Hambiy732/
Hamwai732/
Hammwa732/
Amweys731/
Ahamwe731/
Hamnwi731/
Ehmwhy731/
Hamuay731/
Aimway731/
Khamwe731/
Hanwey731/
Hemhwy731/
Hamwid731/
Hamvey730/
Haamby730/
Hambuy730/
Gamway730/
Amby67708/
Amwe67477/
Amwa67464/
Khamwai67295/
Chaamwe67271/
Chamwet6735/
Chambey6720/
Chambay6715/
Chanway6713/
Hamwieh6710/
Hasimwe673/
Hemmway672/
Chaamwa672/
Khamwee672/
Ahambay672/
Chamboy672/
Khamwei671/
Hamweet671/
Hambuuy671/
Anwy671/
Hamwais671/
Hamwish671/
Amvy671/
Chambuy671/
Hamweih671/
Omwy671/
Khamvay671/
Hamwich670/
Haunway670/
Hamwith670/
Hannway670/

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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 Hamwy
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