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
Hammah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺎﻩ) occurs most in Ghana. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hammah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hammah is the 249,873rd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,589,135 people. Hammah is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Hammah reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hammah is also the 537,992nd most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 273 people.
Hammah is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,316 people, or 1 in 20,532. Outside of Ghana Hammah occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Hammah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hammah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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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