Hawamu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

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

Hawamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hawamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Hawamu (10) may also be a first name.

Hawamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hawamu occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Hawamu are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania Hawamu is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 80 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Hawamu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawamou921/
Awamu91145/
Hawatmeu861/
Hawemu8361/
Auwamu831/
Khavamu7722/
Habamou7717/
Achwamu774/
Gahwamu771/
Chabamu771/
Abamu73515/
Awemu7351/
Avamu7327/
Owamu7320/
Awomu7314/
Ewamu733/
Haibamou711/
Habhamau711/
Jhabhamu711/
Abamou67635/
Oswamu6794/
Abaimu6773/
Ohwemu6711/
Awomau676/
Hewemu673/
Awomuh672/
Owamou671/
Awemou671/
Awoumu671/
Awomou671/
Awomeu671/
Aivamu671/
Abamui671/

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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 Hawamu
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