Handawi Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Handawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Handawi (32) may also be a first name.

Handawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Handawi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Handawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Handawi is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Handawi live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.

Handawi is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea Handawi is most numerous in: Hela, where 97 percent live and National Capital District, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Iran, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Handawi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis