Homwe Surname
Approximately 1,105 people bear this surname
Homwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,091 | 1:14,151 | 1,958 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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 is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Homwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 334,183rd most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,595,064 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Homwe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,091 people, or 1 in 14,151. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 42 percent reside, Harare Province, where 19 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Homwe occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chomwe | 91 | 53 | / |
| Homwey | 91 | 10 | / |
| Homwet | 91 | 8 | / |
| Houmwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Homwer | 91 | 1 | / |
| Omwe | 89 | 57 | / |
| Homw | 89 | 0 | / |
| Choomwe | 83 | 95 | / |
| Choumwe | 83 | 50 | / |
| Homwech | 83 | 2 | / |
| Houmwet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hombe | 80 | 773 | / |
| Humwe | 80 | 26 | / |
| Homwa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Homve | 80 | 14 | / |
| Hamwe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Jomwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Omwea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hhomw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Homue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omweh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Honwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Choumwer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Choumwwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omw | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chombe | 73 | 6,600 | / |
| Chumwe | 73 | 497 | / |
| Hamwey | 73 | 183 | / |
| Chamwe | 73 | 164 | / |
| Houmwa | 73 | 87 | / |
| Chomwa | 73 | 60 | / |
| Hamwee | 73 | 39 | / |
| Houmbe | 73 | 38 | / |
| Homway | 73 | 25 | / |
| Hombee | 73 | 22 | / |
| Hamwie | 73 | 11 | / |
| Homnue | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hounwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Homoue | 73 | 9 | / |
| Homver | 73 | 7 | / |
| Goumwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khonwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ahamwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehmwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khumwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khamwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honmve | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honmbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onwe | 67 | 76,007 | / |
| Ombe | 67 | 3,017 | / |
| Choombe | 67 | 1,678 | / |
| Omwa | 67 | 684 | / |
| Choemue | 67 | 611 | / |
| Amwe | 67 | 477 | / |
| Chaamwe | 67 | 271 | / |
| Chombey | 67 | 110 | / |
| Omue | 67 | 86 | / |
| Omve | 67 | 64 | / |
| Chomwai | 67 | 45 | / |
| Chamwey | 67 | 37 | / |
| Chamwet | 67 | 35 | / |
| Chombhe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Cheumwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Choumbe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hamwieh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chomwit | 67 | 6 | / |
| Omwueyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Emwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Umwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Houmoue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Homvech | 67 | 4 | / |
| Omwj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hasimwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hamw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khamwee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chumwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamweet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuumwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omwy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamweih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choumwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chommue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ossimwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Homwe
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