Abu Hamra Surname
Approximately 476 people bear this surname
Abu Hamra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 319 | 1:14,260 | 2,563 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Yemen | 37 | 1:714,197 | 11,113 |
| Jordan | 22 | 1:401,929 | 12,166 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Abu Hamra Demographics
Abu Hamra Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Abu Hamra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Hamra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Hamra occurs most in Palestine. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Hamra? popularity and diffusion
Abu Hamra is the 639,219th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Abu Hamra live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Levant.
It is most frequently occurring in Palestine, where it is carried by 319 people, or 1 in 14,260. In Palestine Abu Hamra is most frequent in: Rafah Governorate, where 48 percent reside, Gaza Governorate, where 23 percent reside and Khan Yunis Governorate, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Palestine this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 10 percent reside and Yemen, where 8 percent reside.
Abu Hamra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou Hamra | 95 | 11 | / |
| Abu Hamrah | 95 | 1 | / |
| Abu Khamra | 95 | 1 | / |
| Abu Amra | 94 | 963 | / |
| Abu Jamra | 89 | 77 | / |
| Abu Amrat | 89 | 20 | / |
| Abu-Hamra | 89 | 3 | / |
| Abu Gamra | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abou Amra | 89 | 1 | / |
| Abou Jamra | 84 | 29 | / |
| Abu Gamrah | 84 | 4 | / |
| Abou-Hamra | 84 | 3 | / |
| Abou Hanra | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu Amro | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abou Omra | 78 | 5,157 | / |
| Abu Amreh | 78 | 408 | / |
| Abu-Jamra | 78 | 9 | / |
| Abu-Amrah | 78 | 2 | / |
| Abou-Jamra | 74 | 7 | / |
| Abou Emrah | 74 | 1 | / |
| Abu Omrish | 63 | 4 | / |
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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 Abu Hamra
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