Hwama Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Hwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Hwama (15) may also be a first name.
Hwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hwama is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hwama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hwama is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Hwama are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Hwama is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 92 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 33 percent are found and Niger, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Hwama
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