Hamish Surname
Approximately 3,594 people bear this surname
Hamish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 2,063 | 1:9,356 | 868 |
| Afghanistan | 711 | 1:45,222 | 1,641 |
| Iraq | 409 | 1:85,628 | 2,729 |
| Yemen | 168 | 1:157,293 | 7,686 |
| Israel | 85 | 1:100,678 | 11,575 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
Hamish (21,432) may also be a first name.
Hamish Demographics
Average Hamish Salary in
United States
$35,200 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hamish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamish Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamish (Arabic: حاميش, Bengali: হামিশ, Hindi: हमीश, Marathi: हमीश, Oriya: ହମିସ) is most common in Syria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamish? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hamish is the 126,449th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,027,698 people. The surname Hamish occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Hamish are found; 76 percent are found in West Asia and 69 percent are found in Levant. Hamish is also the 35,899th most common first name worldwide, borne by 21,432 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Syria, where it is held by 2,063 people, or 1 in 9,356. In Syria it is most numerous in: Homs Governorate, where 49 percent are found, Aleppo Governorate, where 39 percent are found and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Syria this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 20 percent are found and Iraq, where 11 percent are found.
Hamish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hamish has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 84 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hamish Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Hamish surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Hamish earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamish in the Bengali language | ||
| হামিশ | hamisa | 66.67 |
| হামিষ | hamisa | 33.33 |
| Hamish in the Marathi language | ||
| हमीश | hamisa | 66.67 |
| हेमीश | hemisa | 16.67 |
| हमीद | hamida | 16.67 |
| Hamish in the Hindi language | ||
| हमीश | hamisa | 64 |
| हामिश | hamisa | 24 |
| हमिश | hamisa | 8 |
| हमीष | hamisa | 4 |
| Hamish in the Oriya language | ||
| ହମିସ | hamisa | 60 |
| ହମିଶ | hamisa | 40 |
| Hamish in the Arabic language | ||
| حاميش | hamysh | - |
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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 Hamish
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