Hamaseb Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Hamaseb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 243 | 1:9,915 | 1,908 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Hamaseb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamaseb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamaseb occurs in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamaseb? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,028,911th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamaseb live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 9,915. In Namibia Hamaseb is most frequent in: Otjozondjupa Region, where 64 percent reside, Erongo Region, where 25 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Namibia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamasab | 86 | 32 | / |
| Gamaseb | 86 | 4 | / |
| Amaseab | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amaseib | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jamaseb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hamashev | 80 | 5 | / |
| Amasev | 77 | 15 | / |
| Chamashev | 75 | 23 | / |
| Hamasheva | 75 | 7 | / |
| Khamashev | 75 | 3 | / |
| Amasaib | 71 | 212 | / |
| Amaseva | 71 | 32 | / |
| Amashev | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chamasheva | 71 | 11 | / |
| Amaseev | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gomaseb | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hamajib | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamazeb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamazef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ammasab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamasheva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aymashev | 67 | 231 | / |
| Amasheva | 67 | 25 | / |
| Aimashev | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gamashev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Amgaasep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahmashev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amatsiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gamaseva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamashev | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hamaseb
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis