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
Hamjah (Hindi: हमजह, Marathi: हमजाह) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamjah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 165,135th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,777,266 people. It 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. It is also the 138,531st most prevalent forename globally, held by 2,777 people.
The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,731 people, or 1 in 76,400. In Indonesia Hamjah is mostly found in: West Java, where 47 percent are found, Jakarta, where 14 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 24 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.
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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