El Hams Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

El Hams Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Hams 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
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
France21:33,211,361423,184
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

El Hams Last Name Facts

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

El Hams is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 1,144,405th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. El Hams occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of El Hams live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name El Hams is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Without taking into account Morocco this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

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 Hamss93185/
El Khams932/
El Ams92854/
El Khamsh884/
El Homs86553/
El Amsh86188/
El-Hams865/
El Hems861/
El Hoims802/
El Khans801/
El Hanss801/
El Ans774/
El Hoomse754/
El Aans711/
El Gans711/
El Hanch6717/
El Hanche63136/
El Anz621/
El Ansh571/
El Gonsh531/
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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 Hams
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