Hammeye Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Hammeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Hammeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hammeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hammeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﺎﻣﻲ) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hammeye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hammeye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 75 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 25 percent reside. Barring Niger Hammeye occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 17 percent reside and Mauritania, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hammeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hammeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﺎﻣﻲ | hamy | - |
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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 Hammeye
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