Hamit Surname
Approximately 21,358 people bear this surname
Hamit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 14,924 | 1:911 | 153 |
| Cameroon | 1,823 | 1:11,393 | 1,546 |
| Indonesia | 1,152 | 1:114,800 | 11,663 |
| India | 635 | 1:1,207,977 | 48,413 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Malaysia | 334 | 1:88,306 | 6,159 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Niger | 298 | 1:64,403 | 2,976 |
| Kazakhstan | 238 | 1:74,296 | 8,851 |
| Turkey | 227 | 1:342,826 | 21,741 |
| United States | 205 | 1:1,768,092 | 116,364 |
| England | 149 | 1:373,947 | 26,392 |
| Iran | 115 | 1:667,674 | 35,714 |
| Albania | 68 | 1:42,854 | 5,917 |
| Northern Cyprus | 60 | 1:5,317 | 1,088 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Brunei | 50 | 1:8,375 | 1,042 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| North Macedonia | 43 | 1:48,871 | 5,276 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 31 | 1:43,999 | 4,008 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Afghanistan | 25 | 1:1,286,127 | 11,103 |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 1:290,788 | 14,851 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
Hamit (74,010) may also be a first name.
Hamit Demographics
Hamit Political Affiliation
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Hamit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hamit (Arabic: حميت, Bengali: হামিত, Georgian: ჰამით, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻤﺖ, Hindi: हमीत, Marathi: हमीत, Oriya: ହମିତ) is held by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamit? popularity and diffusion
Hamit is the 25,261st most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 341,209 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Hamit reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 13,233rd most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 74,010 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Chad, where it is borne by 14,924 people, or 1 in 911. Excluding Chad this last name exists in 59 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Hamit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hamit has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 477 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,725 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hamit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Hamit last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hamit earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning R 250,116 per year; in United States they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning $42,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning $46,333 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamit in the Georgian language | ||
| ჰამით | hamit | - |
| Hamit in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻤﺖ | hmt | - |
| Hamit in the Bengali language | ||
| হামিত | hamita | 96.15 |
| হামিত্ | hamit | 3.85 |
| Hamit in the Oriya language | ||
| ହମିତ | hamita | 80.43 |
| ହମିତ୍ | hamit | 10.87 |
| ହମିତତାି | hamitatai | 2.17 |
| ହାମିତ | hamita | 2.17 |
| ହମିଜ | hamija | 2.17 |
| ହମିତାଇଁ | hamita'im | 2.17 |
| Hamit in the Marathi language | ||
| हमीत | hamita | 66.67 |
| हािमत | haimata | 22.22 |
| हामित | hamita | 11.11 |
| Hamit in the Hindi language | ||
| हमीत | hamita | 38.46 |
| हामित | hamita | 34.62 |
| हमित | hamita | 15.38 |
| हामित़ | hamita | 7.69 |
| हामीत | hamita | 3.85 |
| Hamit in the Arabic language | ||
| حميت | hmyt | - |
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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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