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Where Does The Last Name Hamma Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hamma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻢ, Hindi: हम्मा, Marathi: हंमा) has its highest incidence in Niger. It can occur as a variant: Hàmmà. For other possible spellings of Hamma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamma? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 13,131^st most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 170,677 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Hamma live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Chadic Africa. Hamma is also the 32,598^th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 24,401 people.

The last name Hamma is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 15,085 people, or 1 in 1,272. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 73 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 7 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 6 percent are found. Other than Niger this surname exists in 69 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 24 percent are found and Algeria, where 15 percent are found.

Hamma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hamma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hamma last name grew 504 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hamma Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hamma surname is predominantly Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Hamma last name are 16.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.53% registered with the political party.

The amount Hamma earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.64% less than the national average, earning 260,789 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.64% more than the national average, earning $49,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.2% less than the national average, earning $48,092 CAD per year.