Hameya Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Hameya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 68 | 1:60,219 | 4,226 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Hameya (22) may also be a first name.
Hameya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hameya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hameya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﻴﻪ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hameya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hameya is the 2,203,767th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Hameya reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.
The surname Hameya is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 60,219. In Mauritania Hameya is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 38 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 21 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hameya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hameya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﻴﻪ | hmyh | 65.52 |
| ﺣﻤﻲ | hmy | 31.03 |
| ﺣﻤﻴﺎ | hmya | 3.45 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hameya
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