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 surname Hameya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﻴﻪ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hameya.
How Common Is The Last Name Hameya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,203,767th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. Hameya is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Hameya live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Hameya is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 22 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 60,219. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 38 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 21 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.
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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- 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 Hameya
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