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 more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Hámek. Click here for further potential spellings of Hamek.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 282,110th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,331,050 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Hamek live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread forename globally It is held by 34 people.
It is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,319 people, or 1 in 29,289. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Béjaïa Province, where 32 percent are found, Sidi Bel Abbès Province, where 27 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.
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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