Hammaya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Hammaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Hammaya (18) may also be a first name.
Hammaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hammaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hammaya is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hammaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hammaya live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hammaya is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 18 people.
The surname Hammaya is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 50 percent reside and Delta, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Hammaya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis