Hamo Surname
Approximately 37,460 people bear this surname
Hamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 16,256 | 1:1,187 | 157 |
| Egypt | 5,461 | 1:16,835 | 1,962 |
| Israel | 3,665 | 1:2,335 | 277 |
| Sudan | 3,080 | 1:12,179 | 1,700 |
| Jordan | 1,860 | 1:4,754 | 973 |
| Iraq | 1,829 | 1:19,148 | 1,137 |
| Philippines | 952 | 1:106,343 | 18,475 |
| Saudi Arabia | 835 | 1:36,953 | 5,288 |
| Palestine | 830 | 1:5,481 | 1,210 |
| Lebanon | 517 | 1:10,903 | 1,604 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Niger | 362 | 1:53,017 | 2,612 |
| United States | 171 | 1:2,119,643 | 134,411 |
| Thailand | 134 | 1:527,152 | 91,366 |
| Sweden | 113 | 1:87,139 | 6,420 |
| Indonesia | 111 | 1:1,191,434 | 84,297 |
| Cameroon | 104 | 1:199,703 | 20,621 |
| Nigeria | 69 | 1:2,567,286 | 83,988 |
| Papua New Guinea | 66 | 1:123,541 | 16,840 |
| United Arab Emirates | 53 | 1:172,873 | 12,733 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Albania | 44 | 1:66,229 | 7,750 |
| Nepal | 42 | 1:678,118 | 5,038 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 1:5,954,796 | 35,971 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Solomon Islands | 19 | 1:30,528 | 6,049 |
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Lesotho | 17 | 1:119,562 | 11,827 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Armenia | 11 | 1:266,380 | 6,520 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Hamo (18,691) may also be a first name.
Hamo Demographics
Hamo Political Affiliation
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Hamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hamo (Arabic: حامو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻤﻮ, Hindi: हमो, Oriya: ହାେମା, Tibetan: ཧཱ་མོ།) occurs more in Syria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamo? popularity and diffusion
Hamo is the 14,874th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 194,542 people. The surname Hamo is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Hamo live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 57 percent live in Levant. It is also the 39,765th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 18,691 people.
This surname is most frequent in Syria, where it is carried by 16,256 people, or 1 in 1,187. In Syria it is mostly found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 74 percent live, Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 15 percent live and Raqqa Governorate, where 8 percent live. Outside of Syria Hamo exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 15 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.
Hamo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hamo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hamo surname increased 2,443 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hamo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Hamo surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hamo earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 41.13% more than the national average, earning $60,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.67% less than the national average, earning $37,424 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamo in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཧཱ་མོ། | hamo | - |
| Hamo in the Oriya language | ||
| ହାେମା | haema | - |
| Hamo in the Hindi language | ||
| हमो | hamo | 61.11 |
| हामो | hamo | 33.33 |
| हा॰मो | hamo | 5.56 |
| Hamo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻤﻮ | hmw | 50 |
| ﺣﻤﻮ | hmw | 50 |
| Hamo in the Arabic language | ||
| حامو | hamw | - |
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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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- 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 Hamo
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