Hamah Surname
Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname
Hamah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 432 | 1:306,132 | 27,113 |
| Thailand | 376 | 1:187,868 | 30,871 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Mauritania | 80 | 1:51,186 | 3,739 |
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Hamah (983) may also be a first name.
Hamah Demographics
Average Hamah Salary in
United States
$53,429 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hamah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamah (Arabic: حماه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺎﻩ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 313,632nd most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,083,093 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Hamah live; 68 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 256,947th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 983 people.
The surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 306,132. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Java, where 36 percent reside, East Java, where 23 percent reside and Banten, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 31 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.
Hamah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Hamah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hamah last name fell 44 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hamah Last Name Statistics demography
Hamah earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.82% more than the national average, earning $53,429 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﺎﻩ | hmah | 94.55 |
| ﺍﺣﻤﺎﻩ | ahmah | 3.64 |
| Hamah in the Arabic language | ||
| حماه | hmah | - |
| هميه | hmyh | - |
| هامه | hamh | - |
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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 Hamah
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