Handima Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Handima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2831:56,0075,145
Namibia1811:13,3122,453

Handima (16) may also be a first name.

Handima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Handima occurs most in Zambia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Handima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 651,048th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Handima are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 283 people, or 1 in 56,007. In Zambia Handima is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 77 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 13 percent reside and Central Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Zambia Handima is found in one country. It is also found in Namibia, where 39 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chandima936,745/
Haandima934/
Handimah932/
Andima923,326/
Chandhima881/
Chandimma881/
Andiema861,328/
Handema86511/
Andimas86121/
Andimat8633/
Gandima8629/
Handuma8624/
Handimi8611/
Andimah868/
Andhima867/
Andisma867/
Andimau864/
Andioma861/
Chandema80188/
Haandema8029/
Chandimi8019/
Andimaya8016/
Gandimaa804/
Gandimma803/
Gandaima801/
Gandhima801/
Chandime801/
Andema77884/
Anduma77468/
Ondima77416/
Andimi77301/
Andime7749/
Endima7724/
Andimo778/
Chandemma758/
Gandhimau757/
Gandema714,458/
Gandimi71615/
Hondema71278/
Andesma7162/
Andemah7150/
Ondiema7129/
Andumai7112/
Andemma718/
Andimes716/
Andimeh716/
Andemat715/
Gondima715/
Anduema714/
Gandime714/
Hendema714/
Endimma714/
Andimop713/
Andhuma711/
Andaime711/
Andimäe711/
Andimmo711/
Andemai711/
Andeama711/
Gandéma711/
Gandèma711/
Khandemahe711/
Hamdimi711/
Chhandemma711/
Gandemma6760/
Gandhime6714/
Gandhimo676/
Houndema675/
Chandemo671/
Gandeama671/
Gandeyma671/
Gandhimi671/
Goindima671/
Atindema671/
Asendema671/
Andiemeu671/

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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 Handima
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