Qhamu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Qhamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qhamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Qhamu (10) may also be a first name.

Qhamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qhamu is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qhamu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qhamu is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Qhamu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Qhamu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Qhamu is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 86 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qamu89225/
Khamu80791/
Qamud807/
Qamus803/
Qamau802/
Quamu802/
Qamou802/
Qhomu801/
Qamuz801/
Khammu73243/
Khamou73177/
Qamous73154/
Kahamu7339/
Khamau7310/
Qammou739/
Khamuy739/
Khamui736/
Qamhuh734/
Quammu734/
Qamouh733/
Qamuhe732/
Hkaimu731/
Hkamau731/
Qamout731/
Qamoud731/
Qaimud731/
Khamuj731/
Khasmu731/
Kamu675,569/
Camu674,959/
Qaymouz67370/
Qammous67136/
Qamouhy6793/
Qahmous6746/
Qomu6714/
Qammouh6713/
Khatmou6712/
Khammui679/
Qemu675/
Qamoush675/
Khamaut675/
Qamouch674/
Khaimus673/
Khammou673/
Kahamou672/
Khamouh671/
Kahamau671/
Khammuy671/
Khamaud671/
Khamuha671/
Khamhou671/

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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 Qhamu
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