El-Hamza Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

El-Hamza Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El & Hamza.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Hamza Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2771:139,46418,843
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

El-Hamza Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Hamza Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname El-Hamza is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Hamza? popularity and diffusion

El-Hamza is the 942,947th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of El-Hamza are found; 100 percent are found in North Africa and 100 percent are found in Mahgreb.

This last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 139,464. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Tébessa Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Algeria El-Hamza occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Hamzat944/
El Hamza88691/
El-Khamsa821/
El Hamzy7516,711/
El Hamzi75626/
El Hamsa751/
El Hamca751/
El Khamsa71481/
El-Khansa7121/
El Khanza715/
El Hamsat714/
El Hamcha711/
El Khamssa67456/
El Anza67132/
El-Hamsiey671/
El Hamssas671/
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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 El-Hamza
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