Hamka Surname
Approximately 4,956 people bear this surname
Hamka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3,317 | 1:39,870 | 4,616 |
| Tanzania | 379 | 1:139,688 | 12,861 |
| Syria | 368 | 1:52,448 | 2,678 |
| Algeria | 250 | 1:154,526 | 19,985 |
| Malaysia | 212 | 1:139,124 | 8,838 |
| United States | 130 | 1:2,788,146 | 165,890 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Hamka (13,572) may also be a first name.
Hamka Demographics
Average Hamka Salary in
United States
$48,659 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hamka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamka (Marathi: हमका) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hamka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hamka is the 95,991st most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,470,449 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Hamka live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 71 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hamka is also the 49,782nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 13,572 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,317 people, or 1 in 39,870. In Indonesia Hamka is most common in: South Sulawesi, where 26 percent live, West Java, where 12 percent live and Central Java, where 10 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent live and Syria, where 7 percent live.
Hamka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hamka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hamka last name increased 1,182 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hamka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Hamka last name are 32.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.21% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hamka earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.77% more than the national average, earning $48,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.86% less than the national average, earning $35,842 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamka in the Marathi language | ||
| हमका | hamaka | - |
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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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- 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 Hamka
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