Hawmi Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Hawmi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hawmi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania431:95,2295,961
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Hawmi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hawmi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺤﻮﻣﻲ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawmi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hawmi is the 2,909,720th most common surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Hawmi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Hawmi is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 95,229. In Mauritania Hawmi is primarily concentrated in: Tagant Region, where 53 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 30 percent are found and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khawmi911/
Awmi8912/
Khawmai835/
Chawmai831/
Hawmy8020/
Awmei8011/
Howmi8010/
Hawma808/
Habmi801/
Awmai801/
Hewmi801/
Kheawmai771/
Haiwmy731/
Haywmy731/
Habhmi731/
Hawmey731/
Chawma731/
Awma6745/
Owmi6715/
Abmi676/
Khawmee673/
Awmy672/
Avmi672/
Ewmi672/
Awme671/
Aiwemei671/
Chawmer670/

Hawmi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hawmi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺤﻮﻣﻲalhwmy53.33
ﺍﻟﺤﻮﻣﻰalhwmy20
ﺣﻮﻡhwm13.33
ﺣﻮﻣﻰhwmy6.67
ﺣﻮﻣﻲhwmy6.67

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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
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  • 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 Hawmi
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