Hamas Surname
Approximately 2,651 people bear this surname
Hamas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,634 | 1:16,172 | 1,811 |
| Iraq | 220 | 1:159,189 | 4,045 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Indonesia | 135 | 1:979,624 | 72,032 |
| United States | 132 | 1:2,745,901 | 164,003 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Pakistan | 48 | 1:3,721,748 | 27,543 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| Algeria | 13 | 1:2,971,658 | 45,332 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
The alternate forms: Hamaš (99), Hamás (1), Hamaş (1) & Hamáš (5) are calculated separately.
Hamas (2,349) may also be a first name.
Hamas Demographics
Hamas Political Affiliation
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Hamas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamas (Arabic: حماص, Bengali: হামস, Georgian: ჰამას, Hindi: हामस, Marathi: हमस, Oriya: ହମସ) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Hamaš, Hamás, Hamaş or Hamáš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 163,764th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,748,980 people. Hamas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Hamas live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Hamas is also the 153,417th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 2,349 people.
It is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is held by 1,634 people, or 1 in 16,172. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Al Bayda Governorate, where 49 percent live, Ma'rib Governorate, where 24 percent live and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 15 percent live. Other than Yemen this surname exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 8 percent live and Morocco, where 5 percent live.
Hamas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hamas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hamas surname rose 377 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hamas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Hamas last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.52% registered with the party.
Hamas earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.38% less than the national average, earning $39,103 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamas in the Georgian language | ||
| ჰამას | hamas | - |
| Hamas in the Bengali language | ||
| হামস | hamasa | - |
| Hamas in the Oriya language | ||
| ହମସ | hamasa | - |
| Hamas in the Marathi language | ||
| हमस | hamasa | 85.71 |
| हमास | hamasa | 14.29 |
| Hamas in the Hindi language | ||
| हामस | hamasa | 25 |
| हमास | hamasa | 25 |
| हमस | hamasa | 25 |
| हामास | hamasa | 25 |
| Hamas in the Arabic language | ||
| حماص | hmas | - |
| هامس | hams | - |
| حماس | hmas | - |
| هاماس | hamas | - |
| حاماس | hamas | - |
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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 Hamas
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