Jamawi Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Jamawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jamawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines341:2,977,595140,497
Lebanon301:187,9038,189
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803

Jamawi (273) may also be a first name.

Jamawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jamawi is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jamawi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,007,164th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Jamawi live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 537,992nd most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 273 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,977,595. In The Philippines Jamawi is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 100 percent reside. Barring The Philippines it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 34 percent reside and Tunisia, where 21 percent reside.

Jamawi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jamhawi92215/
Jamawai921/
Jamahawi86163/
Djasmawi86133/
Jamabi833,384/
Samawi832,331/
Zamawi8363/
Jamawa8328/
Jamawe8310/
Jamavi832/
Yamawi831/
Jomawi831/
Sahmawi77374/
Jamabai7738/
Sammawi7724/
Samhawi7713/
Samawie777/
Samawai774/
Jamasvi772/
Samaawi771/
Jomawid771/
Jamatvi771/
Jamaawa771/
Jamaavi771/
Jamobai771/
Jammabi771/
Jamhabi771/
Zamawie771/
Jamabhai71169/
Jamahawy71117/
Saimawii7124/
Jamowich713/
Ujhamabi713/
Jammabai713/
Zaimawii711/
Jaimabai711/
Jammabhi711/
Jamaibai711/
Samawy672,116/
Yamabi67388/
Zamawa67288/
Zamawe67263/
Yamawa6778/
Samavi6772/
Jamave6753/
Yamawe6736/
Jammabhai6714/
Jaymowich6711/
Yamavi6710/
Samawe6710/
Zamabi676/
Jamava674/
Zamavi671/
Jamobi671/
Jamabe671/
Camawe671/
Jomavi671/

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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 Jamawi
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