Hama Surname
Approximately 182,659 people bear this surname
Hama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 86,929 | 1:221 | 38 |
| Japan | 25,058 | 1:5,102 | 819 |
| Burkina Faso | 15,842 | 1:1,158 | 175 |
| India | 14,292 | 1:53,671 | 3,678 |
| Syria | 7,110 | 1:2,715 | 317 |
| Iraq | 4,737 | 1:7,393 | 636 |
| Thailand | 4,368 | 1:16,172 | 1,220 |
| Cameroon | 3,706 | 1:5,604 | 678 |
| Algeria | 3,365 | 1:11,480 | 2,017 |
| Zimbabwe | 2,060 | 1:7,494 | 856 |
| Nigeria | 1,966 | 1:90,103 | 6,281 |
| Benin | 1,946 | 1:5,311 | 701 |
| Mali | 1,872 | 1:9,065 | 491 |
| Mauritania | 1,704 | 1:2,403 | 290 |
| Indonesia | 1,556 | 1:84,993 | 8,929 |
| Egypt | 1,129 | 1:81,431 | 7,252 |
| Morocco | 954 | 1:36,138 | 5,814 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Papua New Guinea | 456 | 1:17,881 | 1,797 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| United States | 374 | 1:969,142 | 71,998 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Brazil | 247 | 1:866,698 | 31,229 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Philippines | 125 | 1:809,906 | 77,188 |
| England | 114 | 1:488,755 | 31,416 |
| Pakistan | 97 | 1:1,841,690 | 18,345 |
| Sweden | 94 | 1:104,753 | 7,572 |
| United Arab Emirates | 93 | 1:98,519 | 8,703 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Malaysia | 69 | 1:427,453 | 22,065 |
| Tunisia | 63 | 1:9,692 | 1,615 |
| Zambia | 59 | 1:268,643 | 15,815 |
| Iran | 58 | 1:1,323,837 | 55,038 |
| Ukraine | 57 | 1:798,644 | 80,335 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Norway | 44 | 1:116,870 | 15,419 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Kosovo | 40 | 1:46,547 | 3,785 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Jordan | 28 | 1:315,801 | 11,232 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Finland | 22 | 1:249,850 | 19,707 |
| Kenya | 21 | 1:2,199,043 | 36,489 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Vietnam | 8 | 1:11,580,757 | 2,851 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Háma (12) & Hamâ (1) are calculated separately.
Hama (266,104) may also be a first name.
Hama Demographics
Average Male Hama Height
170.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hama (Arabic: همي, Bengali: হেমা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻢ, Hindi: हमा, Marathi: हामा, Oriya: ହମା) occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Háma or Hamâ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,086th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,897 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Hama are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,952nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 266,104 people.
The surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 86,929 people, or 1 in 221. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 55 percent live, Dosso Region, where 20 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Niger this last name is found in 108 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 14 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent live.
Hama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hama last name increased 1,011 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 11,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Hama are 18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.23% registered with the party.
The amount Hama earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.31% less than the national average, earning 331,161 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.09% less than the national average, earning R 185,136 per year; in United States they earn 14.74% more than the national average, earning $49,508 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% more than the national average, earning $52,498 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hama in the Bengali language | ||
| হেমা | hema | - |
| Hama in the Marathi language | ||
| हामा | hama | 89.86 |
| हमा | hama | 8.7 |
| Hama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻢ | hm | 79.78 |
| ﺣﻤﻪ | hmh | 8.44 |
| ﻫﺎﻣﻪ | hamh | 3.35 |
| ﻫﺎﻡ | ham | 2.23 |
| ﺣﻤﺎ | hma | 1.24 |
| ﻫﻤﺎ | hma | 1.12 |
| ﺣﺎﻡ | ham | 0.99 |
| ﻫﺎﻣﺎ | hama | 0.99 |
| ﺣﺎﻣﻪ | hamh | 0.74 |
| ﺣﻤﻲ | hmy | 0.25 |
| ﺣﻤﻰ | hmy | 0.12 |
| ﺣﻤﺎﻩ | hmah | 0.12 |
| Hama in the Oriya language | ||
| ହମା | hama | 62.5 |
| ହାମା | hama | 29.17 |
| େହମ | ehama | 8.33 |
| Hama in the Hindi language | ||
| हमा | hama | 60.12 |
| हामा | hama | 36.61 |
| हेमा | hema | 1.49 |
| हुमा | huma | 0.3 |
| देमा | dema | 0.3 |
| हीमा | hima | 0.3 |
| ुहमा | uhama | 0.3 |
| हेम | hema | 0.3 |
| Hama in the Arabic language | ||
| همي | hmy | - |
| هاما | hama | - |
| حما | hma | - |
| هما | hma | - |
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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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- 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 Hama
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