Homwe Surname

334,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Homwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Homwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0911:14,1511,958
England91:6,190,895170,599
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Homwe (19) may also be a first name.

Homwe Last Name Facts

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

Homwe occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Homwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Homwe? popularity and diffusion

Homwe is the 334,183rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,595,064 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Homwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Homwe is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name globally, held by 19 people.

The last name Homwe is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,091 people, or 1 in 14,151. In Zimbabwe Homwe is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 42 percent are found, Harare Province, where 19 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Homwe is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chomwe9153/
Homwey9110/
Homwet918/
Houmwe912/
Homwer911/
Omwe8957/
Homw890/
Choomwe8395/
Choumwe8350/
Homwech832/
Houmwet831/
Hombe80773/
Humwe8026/
Homwa8014/
Homve8014/
Hamwe8010/
Jomwe809/
Omwea802/
Hhomw802/
Homue801/
Omweh801/
Honwe801/
Choumwer774/
Choumwwe771/
Omw754/
Chombe736,600/
Chumwe73497/
Hamwey73183/
Chamwe73164/
Houmwa7387/
Chomwa7360/
Hamwee7339/
Houmbe7338/
Homway7325/
Hombee7322/
Hamwie7311/
Homnue7310/
Hounwe739/
Homoue739/
Homver737/
Goumwe734/
Khonwe734/
Ahamwe731/
Ehmwee731/
Khumwe731/
Khamwe731/
Honmve731/
Honmbe731/
Honwei731/
Honwer731/
Onwe6776,007/
Ombe673,017/
Choombe671,678/
Omwa67684/
Choemue67611/
Amwe67477/
Chaamwe67271/
Chombey67110/
Omue6786/
Omve6764/
Chomwai6745/
Chamwey6737/
Chamwet6735/
Chombhe6731/
Cheumwe6720/
Choumbe6712/
Hamwieh6710/
Chomwit676/
Omwueyi675/
Emwe675/
Umwe674/
Houmoue674/
Homvech674/
Omwj674/
Hasimwe673/
Hamw673/
Khamwee672/
Chumwee671/
Omwi671/
Hamweet671/
Chuumwe671/
Khamwei671/
Omwy671/
Hamweih671/
Choumwa671/
Hounmbe671/
Chommue671/
Ossimwe671/

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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 Homwe
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