Hamdulay Surname

435,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Hamdulay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamdulay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3271:165,68118,511
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
India1171:6,556,114148,695
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates581:157,97011,714
England161:3,482,379114,324
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Hamdulay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hamdulay Come From? nationality or country of origin

Hamdulay (Marathi: हमदुले) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hamdulay.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamdulay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 435,329th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,236,433 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Hamdulay are found; 42 percent are found in Southern Africa and 41 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Hamdulay is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 165,681. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 93 percent live, Gauteng, where 6 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent live. Besides South Africa Hamdulay is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Hamdulay Last Name Statistics demography

Hamdulay earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.81% more than the national average, earning R 339,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Hamdulay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hamdulay in the Marathi language
हमदुलेhamadule54.12
हमदुलायhamadulaya17.65
दुलायdulaya16.47
हमदुलयhamadulaya7.06
हमादुलायhamadulaya2.35
दुलयdulaya2.35

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hamdulay
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