El Hameed Surname

68,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

El Hameed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Hameed 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
Jordan2,6131:3,384692
Lebanon1,3611:4,142760
Iraq1,0011:34,9871,585
Yemen9151:28,8802,777
United Arab Emirates7301:12,5511,557
Kuwait2991:12,7111,729
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Tunisia351:17,4462,801
Palestine121:379,07111,768
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

El Hameed (12) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Hameed Demographics

El Hameed Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 872 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Hameed Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Hameed is found in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Hameed? popularity and diffusion

El Hameed is the 68,846th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,010,615 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of El Hameed are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Levant. El Hameed is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

El Hameed is most commonly occurring in Jordan, where it is carried by 2,613 people, or 1 in 3,384. In Jordan El Hameed is most frequent in: Amman Governorate, where 47 percent are found, Zarqa Governorate, where 22 percent are found and Irbid Governorate, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Jordan this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 19 percent are found and Iraq, where 14 percent are found.

El Hameed Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (88%) in Lebanon.

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 Hamed941,323/
El-Hameed89153/
El Hameid89129/
El Hamees8936/
El Ahamed893/
El Haimed893/
El Hamied891/
El Haymed891/
El Hammed891/
El Amed88153/
El Hame882/
El Hamid821,085/
El Ameer82489/
El-Hamed82309/
El Hamer82223/
El Ahmed82175/
El Gamed82115/
El Hemed8237/
El Hamey8231/
El Homed8214/
El Jamed824/
El Hamet821/
El Jamee821/
El Ame80234/
El Haimer783,014/
El Hamess78221/
El Haymer78158/
El Hemmed7843/
El Haïmer7836/
El Houmed7832/
El Hammes784/
El Hemeid782/
El Khamea781/
El Khaime781/
El Hammer781/
El-Hamied781/
El Hamegy781/
El Amid751,037/
El Hami75941/
El Amer75698/
El Hamy75186/
El Hama7526/
El Amme7514/
El Aime758/
El Amey752/
El Hoummed7415/
El Chamess741/
El Houmeid741/
El Chamieh741/
El Chami71813/
El Hatmi71654/
El-Hamid71535/
El Hamiz71138/
El Amech71136/
El Hammi7141/
El-Ahmed7134/
El Hamma7131/
El Khami7128/
El Asmer7110/
El-Ameer7110/
El Chama719/
El Chamy717/
El Hasmi717/
El Hamis716/
El Haima714/
El Amgey714/
El Hamih714/
El Jamid714/
El Aimer711/
El Jamei711/
El Heime711/
El Haimi711/
El Ahama711/
El Ahamy711/
El Ahmet711/
El Hajmi711/
El-Hames711/
El Hamoi711/
El Chamaa67232/
El Amy6770/
El Ami6749/
El Aimech6728/
El Ama6718/
El-Haimer677/
El Haitmy675/
El Haismi674/
El Aamech674/
El Chamma673/
El Kheime673/
El Khomey672/
El Aymech672/
El Khamai671/
El Khaymy671/
El Khaymi671/
El Khammi671/
El Houmer671/
El Houmid671/
El Gahamy671/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Hameed
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