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
The surname Hamwy occurs in Syria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamwy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hamwy is the 1,252,959th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Hamwy occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Hamwy reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 20 people.
The surname Hamwy is most common in Syria, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 134,035. In Syria it is mostly concentrated in: Homs Governorate, where 97 percent live. Not including Syria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Hamwy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Hamwy last name is chiefly 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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