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 in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Hamra? popularity and diffusion
It is the 639,219th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Abu Hamra are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Levant.
The surname is most frequently used in Palestine, where it is held by 319 people, or 1 in 14,260. In Palestine Abu Hamra is most numerous in: Rafah Governorate, where 48 percent are found, Gaza Governorate, where 23 percent are found and Khan Yunis Governorate, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Palestine it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Kuwait, where 10 percent are found and Yemen, where 8 percent are found.
Abu Hamra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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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