Hamek Surname
Approximately 1,367 people bear this surname
Hamek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,319 | 1:29,289 | 5,354 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Hámek (10) are calculated separately.
Hamek (34) may also be a first name.
Hamek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamek (Bengali: হামেক) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Hámek. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hamek is the 282,110th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. The surname Hamek is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Hamek live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb. Hamek is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 34 people.
The last name Hamek is most widely held in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,319 people, or 1 in 29,289. In Algeria Hamek is most common in: Béjaïa Province, where 32 percent reside, Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 27 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Algeria Hamek is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamek in the Bengali language | ||
| হামেক | hameka | - |
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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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- 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 Hamek
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