Hamja Surname
Approximately 21,958 people bear this surname
Hamja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 12,076 | 1:13,196 | 1,045 |
| India | 5,560 | 1:137,961 | 8,811 |
| Philippines | 2,588 | 1:39,118 | 6,094 |
| Indonesia | 1,254 | 1:105,462 | 10,824 |
| Malaysia | 257 | 1:114,764 | 7,621 |
| Albania | 101 | 1:28,852 | 4,548 |
| Mauritius | 32 | 1:40,419 | 7,602 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Hamja (3,880) may also be a first name.
Hamja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamja (Bengali: হামজা, Hindi: हमजा, Marathi: हमजा, Oriya: ହାମ୍ଜା) is found in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hamja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hamja is the 24,598th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 331,886 people. The last name Hamja is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Hamja are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 112,623rd most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 3,880 people.
This last name is most frequent in Bangladesh, where it is held by 12,076 people, or 1 in 13,196. Aside from Bangladesh this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamja in the Bengali language | ||
| হামজা | hamaja | - |
| Hamja in the Hindi language | ||
| हमजा | hamaja | 91.89 |
| हम्जा | hamja | 6.92 |
| हामजा | hamaja | 0.93 |
| हम़जा | hamaja | 0.04 |
| हमजा़ | hamaja | 0.04 |
| ह्म्जा | hmja | 0.04 |
| Hamja in the Marathi language | ||
| हमजा | hamaja | 78.65 |
| हामजा | hamaja | 16.67 |
| आमजा | amaja | 1.04 |
| Hamja in the Oriya language | ||
| ହାମ୍ଜା | hamja | 25 |
| ହାମଜା | hamaja | 25 |
| ହମ୍ଜା | hamja | 25 |
| ହମଜା | hamaja | 25 |
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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 Hamja
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