Handawy Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Brunei

Handawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Handawy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Handawy occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Handawy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,235,409th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Handawy occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Handawy are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The surname Handawy is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Aside from Egypt this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brunei, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Handawiy931/
Handaway930/
Hendawy8618,422/
Andawey8694/
Handawi8658/
Handawa8656/
Andaway8641/
Hamdawy863/
Andawiy861/
Handewy861/
Hendawey80246/
Chandawi8053/
Khandawi8038/
Khandawe8027/
Chandawa807/
Chandawe805/
Chandavy803/
Hamdaway801/
Handawih801/
Hendaway801/
Handeway800/
Andawa77895/
Andawe77389/
Andawi77299/
Andaby771/
Chandahwa7531/
Khandavay752/
Khandgawi751/
Hendawi716,662/
Handava711,547/
Hamdawi711,415/
Andawei71186/
Handabe71180/
Handave71101/
Handewi7162/
Andeway7150/
Andawai7138/
Handabi7114/
Hendawe7111/
Andhawa719/
Andawet715/
Andhawi713/
Hondawe712/
Jandawi712/
Chandabhay712/
Gandawe712/
Andauwe711/
Chandabhoy711/
Hondawa711/
Andahwe711/
Andeawa711/
Hamdawe711/
Jhandaibay711/
Khandave678,351/
Khandavi677,013/
Chandave67197/
Chandabi6746/
Haindavi6726/
Chandava6722/
Jandawai6714/
Haandava6711/
Chandavi6710/
Handavaa672/
Hayndavi671/
Hendawii671/
Chandabe671/
Hendawie671/
Haindave671/
Handouwe671/
Atindawi671/
Hendawee671/
Hamdhawi671/
Andhawaa671/
Gandawoi671/
Handower670/

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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 Handawy
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