Handjaba Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Handjaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handjaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2741:8,7931,701
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Handjaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Handjaba occurs most in Namibia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Handjaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 950,707th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. Handjaba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Handjaba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 274 people, or 1 in 8,793. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Ohangwena Region, where 61 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 30 percent are found and Hardap Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Namibia this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Handjaba
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