Hameh Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Hameh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 142 | 1:540,722 | 31,214 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Haméh (5) are calculated separately.
Hameh (230) may also be a first name.
Hameh Demographics
Hameh Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hameh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hameh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hameh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﻴﻪ) occurs most in Iran. It may be rendered as: Haméh. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hameh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,177,228th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name Hameh is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Hameh reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 74 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Hameh is also the 591,855th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 230 people.
The surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 540,722. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 56 percent live, Kurdistan Province, where 20 percent live and Ardabil Province, where 10 percent live. Besides Iran Hameh is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Hameh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hameh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hameh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﻴﻪ | hmyh | 50 |
| ﺣﻤﻪ | hmh | 12.5 |
| ﺣﻤﺎﻩ | hmah | 12.5 |
| ﺣﺎﻣﻪ | hamh | 12.5 |
| ﻫﺎﻣﻪ | hamh | 12.5 |
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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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- 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 Hameh
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