Hameed Surname
Approximately 573,689 people bear this surname
Hameed Surname User-submission:
The surname Hameed means 'praise worthy'.
Hameed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 369,381 | 1:484 | 73 |
| Syria | 47,067 | 1:410 | 55 |
| India | 36,800 | 1:20,844 | 1,608 |
| Saudi Arabia | 22,101 | 1:1,396 | 142 |
| Nigeria | 15,762 | 1:11,239 | 1,174 |
| Sri Lanka | 15,422 | 1:1,349 | 191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11,216 | 1:817 | 86 |
| Sudan | 9,520 | 1:3,940 | 571 |
| Oman | 7,083 | 1:521 | 63 |
| Afghanistan | 6,643 | 1:4,840 | 460 |
| Egypt | 6,437 | 1:14,282 | 1,710 |
| Libya | 3,832 | 1:1,629 | 473 |
| Iraq | 3,186 | 1:10,992 | 834 |
| Qatar | 2,833 | 1:832 | 47 |
| Kuwait | 2,497 | 1:1,522 | 176 |
| Bahrain | 2,351 | 1:574 | 52 |
| Maldives | 2,178 | 1:186 | 25 |
| United States | 2,082 | 1:174,092 | 17,506 |
| England | 2,027 | 1:27,488 | 3,740 |
| Malaysia | 1,263 | 1:23,353 | 2,125 |
| Canada | 712 | 1:51,749 | 6,229 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Singapore | 291 | 1:18,927 | 769 |
| Australia | 206 | 1:131,047 | 14,245 |
| Sweden | 199 | 1:49,481 | 3,830 |
| Israel | 192 | 1:44,571 | 6,006 |
| Thailand | 153 | 1:461,689 | 80,914 |
| South Africa | 138 | 1:392,592 | 34,819 |
| Palestine | 95 | 1:47,883 | 5,001 |
| Yemen | 90 | 1:293,614 | 9,728 |
| Denmark | 88 | 1:64,144 | 6,446 |
| Germany | 82 | 1:981,774 | 68,040 |
| Scotland | 82 | 1:65,290 | 5,179 |
| Iran | 79 | 1:971,931 | 45,393 |
| Brunei | 77 | 1:5,438 | 786 |
| Jordan | 59 | 1:149,872 | 8,435 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| Norway | 42 | 1:122,435 | 16,038 |
| Lebanon | 35 | 1:161,060 | 7,588 |
| Romania | 34 | 1:590,526 | 42,844 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| China | 26 | 1:52,589,291 | 2,849 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Guyana | 17 | 1:44,837 | 4,218 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Iceland | 8 | 1:47,511 | 3,734 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Hameed (235,739) may also be a first name.
Hameed Surname Meaning
Hameed Demographics
Hameed Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hameed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hameed Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hameed (Dhivehi: ޙަމީދ, Hindi: हमीद, Marathi: हमीद, Oriya: ହମିଦ) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hameed? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 926th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,703 people. Hameed is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Hameed live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Hameed is also the 4,444th most frequently held given name globally, held by 235,739 people.
It is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 369,381 people, or 1 in 484. In Pakistan Hameed is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 49 percent are found, Sindh, where 22 percent are found and Balochistan, where 12 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this surname exists in 103 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 8 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Hameed Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Hameed last name is chiefly Sunni (95%) in Lebanon and Muslim (87%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Hameed surname are 1.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.57% registered with the party.
The amount Hameed earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.66% less than the national average, earning 284,965 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.15% more than the national average, earning R 352,056 per year; in United States they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $45,112 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $52,016 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hameed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hameed in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ޙަމީދ | hamid | - |
| Hameed in the Hindi language | ||
| हमीद | hamida | 93.35 |
| अहमीद | ahamida | 3.32 |
| हामिद | hamida | 1.74 |
| हामीद | hamida | 1.58 |
| Hameed in the Marathi language | ||
| हमीद | hamida | 89.34 |
| अहमीद | ahamida | 9.48 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 0.9 |
| हामीद | hamida | 0.07 |
| हमीदा | hamida | 0.07 |
| एहमीद | ehamida | 0.05 |
| हािमद | haimada | 0.03 |
| खालेद | khaleda | 0.02 |
| आहमद | ahamada | 0.01 |
| हामेद | hameda | 0.01 |
| हमूचे | hamuce | 0 |
| हमदी | hamadi | 0 |
| हॅमेड | hemeda | 0 |
| हमद | hamada | 0 |
| अहामीद | ahamida | 0 |
| हमिद | hamida | 0 |
| खालेदा | khaleda | 0 |
| अहमेद | ahameda | 0 |
| हमदु | hamadu | 0 |
| Hameed in the Oriya language | ||
| ହମିଦ | hamida | 66.67 |
| ହାମିଦ | hamida | 33.33 |
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