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
Hamja (Bengali: হামজা, Hindi: हमजा, Marathi: हमजा, Oriya: ହାମ୍ଜା) is more frequently found in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hamja is the 24,598th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,886 people. Hamja is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Hamja live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 112,623rd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 3,880 people.
It is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 12,076 people, or 1 in 13,196. Barring Bangladesh this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and The Philippines, where 12 percent live.
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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