Hamal Surname
Approximately 29,993 people bear this surname
Hamal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 21,592 | 1:1,319 | 201 |
| Iran | 1,375 | 1:55,842 | 6,120 |
| Pakistan | 1,317 | 1:135,645 | 3,825 |
| India | 821 | 1:934,306 | 40,173 |
| Ukraine | 524 | 1:86,875 | 12,464 |
| Syria | 446 | 1:43,276 | 2,444 |
| Turkey | 416 | 1:187,071 | 13,990 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Belgium | 332 | 1:34,628 | 5,629 |
| Afghanistan | 223 | 1:144,185 | 3,164 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 194 | 1:47,228 | 4,774 |
| Qatar | 184 | 1:12,815 | 1,406 |
| Indonesia | 182 | 1:726,644 | 56,012 |
| Algeria | 181 | 1:213,434 | 24,784 |
| United States | 175 | 1:2,071,194 | 131,950 |
| Yemen | 162 | 1:163,119 | 7,812 |
| Mauritania | 160 | 1:25,593 | 2,200 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 1:28,153 | 3,584 |
| Malaysia | 83 | 1:355,352 | 18,862 |
| Australia | 70 | 1:385,653 | 31,598 |
| Czechia | 62 | 1:171,508 | 25,743 |
| Lebanon | 60 | 1:93,951 | 5,793 |
| Poland | 45 | 1:844,639 | 65,213 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Burkina Faso | 28 | 1:655,432 | 8,018 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Hamál (15) & Hámal (1) are calculated separately.
Hamal (9,823) may also be a first name.
Hamal Demographics
Hamal Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hamal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hamal (Arabic: حمّال, Bengali: হামাল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺎﻝ, Hindi: हमाल, Marathi: हमाल, Oriya: ହମାଲ) is found in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Hamál or Hámal. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,382nd most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 242,975 people. The last name Hamal is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Hamal live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Hamal is also the 61,993rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 9,823 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nepal, where it is carried by 21,592 people, or 1 in 1,319. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Bheri, where 21 percent are found, Rapti, where 11 percent are found and Karnali, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nepal it is found in 68 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 5 percent are found and Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.
Hamal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hamal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hamal last name rose 833 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hamal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (57%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Hamal last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hamal earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.94% more than the national average, earning $54,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.97% less than the national average, earning $37,277 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamal in the Bengali language | ||
| হামাল | hamala | - |
| Hamal in the Oriya language | ||
| ହମାଲ | hamala | - |
| Hamal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﺎﻝ | hmal | 93.18 |
| ﺣﻤﻞ | hml | 2.27 |
| ﺣﻤﺎﻟﻪ | hmalh | 2.27 |
| ﺍﺣﻤﺎﻝ | ahmal | 2.27 |
| Hamal in the Marathi language | ||
| हमाल | hamala | 82.3 |
| हमल | hamala | 7.96 |
| हामल | hamala | 3.54 |
| हमाद | hamada | 0.88 |
| हामाल | hamala | 0.88 |
| शामल | samala | 0.88 |
| Hamal in the Hindi language | ||
| हमाल | hamala | 51.72 |
| हमल | hamala | 35.86 |
| हामला | hamala | 7.59 |
| हामल | hamala | 3.45 |
| जमाल | jamala | 0.69 |
| Hamal in the Arabic language | ||
| حمّال | hmal | - |
| حامل | haml | - |
| همال | hmal | - |
| حمال | hmal | - |
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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 Hamal
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