Hameja Surname
Approximately 715 people bear this surname
Hameja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 668 | 1:23,727 | 2,545 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
Hameja (75) may also be a first name.
Hameja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hameja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hameja (Hindi: हमेजा, Marathi: सहमेजा) occurs most in Zambia. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hameja.
How Common Is The Last Name Hameja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 469,804th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. Hameja occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Hameja live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Hameja is also the 1,116,575th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 75 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 668 people, or 1 in 23,727. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Southern Province, where 60 percent are found, Central Province, where 23 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent are found. Not including Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hameja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hameja in the Hindi language | ||
| हमेजा | hameja | - |
| Hameja in the Marathi language | ||
| सहमेजा | sahameja | 66.67 |
| हमेजा | hameja | 33.33 |
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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 Hameja
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