Humwe Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Humwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Humwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Humwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Humwe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Humwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Humwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Humwe live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 617,530. In Zimbabwe Humwe is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 60 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 28 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chumwe91497/
Houmwe912/
Khumwe911/
Umwe894/
Choumwe8350/
Cheumwe8320/
Chumwee831/
Houmwet831/
Chuumwe831/
Humbe807,502/
Homwe801,105/
Gumwe8035/
Hunwe8012/
Humwa802/
Khumw801/
Umwer801/
Choumwer774/
Choumwwe771/
Umw757/
Chumbe737,086/
Humbey73481/
Houmwa7387/
Chomwe7353/
Houmbe7338/
Humway7320/
Chumwa7317/
Hunwet7311/
Homwey7310/
Hounwe739/
Umwech739/
Hummbe737/
Humbeh735/
Goumwe734/
Humwhi733/
Heumbe733/
Haumbe732/
Humbhe732/
Hunwie731/
Chumwi731/
Hunwei731/
Hunmbe731/
Khunwe731/
Jumwei731/
Chunwe731/
Umbe671,335/
Unwe67273/
Chaumbe67206/
Choomwe6795/
Chumbei6766/
Umue6759/
Omwe6757/
Umwi6747/
Chuumwa6721/
Chumwit6720/
Chumbee6715/
Chunwei6712/
Choumbe6712/
Chumbey679/
Umwa677/
Imwe676/
Umve675/
Chuimbe675/
Chumway674/
Houmoue674/
Umwh673/
Cheumbe672/
Uumw672/
Hunhwee671/
Chhumbe671/
Chunwer671/
Umwj671/
Umwy671/
Ujmw671/
Uhmw671/
Chunwee671/
Cheumwa671/
Chaumue671/
Choumwa671/
Hounmbe671/
Hummway670/

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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 Humwe
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