Hwema Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Hwema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 272 | 1:56,758 | 8,599 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Hwema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hwema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hwema is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hwema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 935,326th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Hwema live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 56,758. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 47 percent live, Harare Province, where 28 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 11 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chwema | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wema | 89 | 7,573 | / |
| Khweima | 83 | 14 | / |
| Hweemay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Waema | 80 | 2,425 | / |
| Wemah | 80 | 705 | / |
| Wemay | 80 | 613 | / |
| Weima | 80 | 600 | / |
| Hwima | 80 | 271 | / |
| Wemai | 80 | 114 | / |
| Wemoa | 80 | 91 | / |
| Wemea | 80 | 78 | / |
| Weema | 80 | 46 | / |
| Hwama | 80 | 21 | / |
| Woema | 80 | 12 | / |
| Vhema | 80 | 7 | / |
| Weyma | 80 | 6 | / |
| Weama | 80 | 3 | / |
| Huema | 80 | 2 | / |
| Whema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wgema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wemma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wemga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wemau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiema | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wemad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kh'weima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wehmas | 73 | 95 | / |
| Weijma | 73 | 82 | / |
| Wemeau | 73 | 42 | / |
| Waemah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Chuema | 73 | 16 | / |
| Vhemha | 73 | 12 | / |
| Khwima | 73 | 9 | / |
| Wemaij | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weymah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wemaux | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houema | 73 | 2 | / |
| Huesma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weahma | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wheama | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weamea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vheema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wemaas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouhema | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wemmah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jweima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheuma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waemay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wematt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weimau | 73 | 0 | / |
| Uema | 67 | 8,188 | / |
| Wama | 67 | 7,316 | / |
| Bema | 67 | 6,579 | / |
| Vema | 67 | 5,740 | / |
| Wima | 67 | 1,334 | / |
| Woma | 67 | 701 | / |
| Wyma | 67 | 619 | / |
| Wemo | 67 | 429 | / |
| Wemi | 67 | 421 | / |
| Weme | 67 | 207 | / |
| Wetmaha | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wemeaux | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hweimed | 67 | 14 | / |
| Woemeah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wesmaas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wemy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weesmaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weahmah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khwayma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khweime | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khweymé | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Weima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weythma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weahmay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khweyme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehemai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weamath | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weymath | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Hwema
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