Hamjah Surname
Approximately 2,624 people bear this surname
Hamjah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,731 | 1:76,400 | 8,152 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Malaysia | 178 | 1:165,698 | 10,135 |
| India | 63 | 1:12,175,641 | 218,299 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Hamjah (2,777) may also be a first name.
Hamjah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamjah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamjah (Hindi: हमजह, Marathi: हमजाह) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamjah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 165,135th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,777,266 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hamjah reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hamjah is also the 138,531st most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 2,777 people.
The last name Hamjah is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,731 people, or 1 in 76,400. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: West Java, where 47 percent live, Jakarta, where 14 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 11 percent live. Beside Indonesia Hamjah exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 24 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamjah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamjah in the Marathi language | ||
| हमजाह | hamajaha | 50 |
| हमझाह | hamajhaha | 50 |
| Hamjah in the Hindi language | ||
| हमजह | hamajaha | 25 |
| हम्जाह | hamjaha | 25 |
| हमजाह | hamajaha | 25 |
| हमजा | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Hamjah
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