Hammah Surname
Approximately 1,588 people bear this surname
Hammah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,316 | 1:20,532 | 2,529 |
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Indonesia | 84 | 1:1,574,395 | 104,585 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Hammah (273) may also be a first name.
Hammah Demographics
Average Hammah Salary in
United States
$30,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hammah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hammah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hammah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺎﻩ) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Hammah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hammah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 249,873rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,589,135 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Hammah are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hammah is also the 537,992nd most widespread given name internationally It is held by 273 people.
The surname Hammah is most widely held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,316 people, or 1 in 20,532. Other than Ghana it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.
Hammah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hammah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hammah surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hammah Last Name Statistics demography
Hammah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hammah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hammah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﺎﻩ | hmah | - |
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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 Hammah
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