Hamoud Surname
Approximately 360,240 people bear this surname
Hamoud Surname User-submission:
This surname originated in Northern Africa and the Middle East during the Muslim World era. Since then the name has been spelt in many different ways, due to the name originating in predominantly illiterate societies.
The meaning of the surname Hamouda is 'praiseworthy' and 'commendable', indicating it came from a family who was involved in militaristic affairs and public interests.
Read More About This SurnameHamoud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 151,496 | 1:231 | 39 |
| Syria | 97,895 | 1:197 | 26 |
| Yemen | 53,131 | 1:497 | 61 |
| Lebanon | 24,201 | 1:233 | 12 |
| Egypt | 5,705 | 1:16,115 | 1,886 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,492 | 1:6,869 | 956 |
| Mauritania | 3,906 | 1:1,048 | 143 |
| Algeria | 3,322 | 1:11,629 | 2,043 |
| Jordan | 3,128 | 1:2,827 | 570 |
| Israel | 2,890 | 1:2,961 | 391 |
| Tanzania | 2,404 | 1:22,022 | 2,736 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,435 | 1:6,385 | 813 |
| Kuwait | 1,379 | 1:2,756 | 346 |
| Palestine | 1,271 | 1:3,579 | 792 |
| Morocco | 579 | 1:59,544 | 9,923 |
| Djibouti | 549 | 1:1,667 | 174 |
| Somaliland | 421 | 1:8,314 | 561 |
| France | 398 | 1:166,891 | 25,994 |
| Oman | 225 | 1:16,391 | 1,699 |
| Niger | 221 | 1:86,842 | 3,685 |
| United States | 178 | 1:2,036,286 | 130,241 |
| Kenya | 162 | 1:285,061 | 18,491 |
| Iran | 119 | 1:645,231 | 34,926 |
| Qatar | 106 | 1:22,245 | 2,387 |
| Sweden | 65 | 1:151,489 | 10,616 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Romania | 54 | 1:371,812 | 31,284 |
| Brazil | 52 | 1:4,116,814 | 111,429 |
| Senegal | 51 | 1:285,869 | 1,629 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Sierra Leone | 16 | 1:443,102 | 516 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Hamoud (142,126) may also be a first name.
Hamoud Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originated in Northern Africa and the Middle East during the Muslim World era. Since then the name has been spelt in many different ways, due to the name originating in predominantly illiterate societies.
The meaning of the surname Hamouda is 'praiseworthy' and 'commendable', indicating it came from a family who was involved in militaristic affairs and public interests. Since then, the name has spread predominantly across Arabic-speaking countries, explaining the geographic surname density in Arab countries.
- reinainoueHamoud Demographics
Average Hamoud Salary in
United States
$45,052 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hamoud Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamoud Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamoud (Arabic: حُمود, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﻮﺩ) is found most frequently in Iraq. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamoud? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,498th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 20,230 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Hamoud live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Levant. Hamoud is also the 7,367th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 142,126 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 151,496 people, or 1 in 231. Not including Iraq this surname is found in 72 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 27 percent reside and Yemen, where 15 percent reside.
Hamoud Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Hamoud last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (57%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Hamoud surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hamoud earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.63% less than the national average, earning 260,846 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $45,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $46,964 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamoud Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamoud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﻮﺩ | hmwd | 99.61 |
| ﺍﺣﻤﻮﺩ | ahmwd | 0.08 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ | mhmwd | 0.04 |
| ﻣﺤﻤﺪ | mhmd | 0.04 |
| ﻭﻟﺪﺣﻤﻮﺩ | wldhmwd | 0.04 |
| ﺣﻤﻮﺩﻩ | hmwdh | 0.04 |
| ﻫﻤﻮﺩ | hmwd | 0.04 |
| ﺣﻤﺪﻭ | hmdw | 0.04 |
| Hamoud in the Arabic language | ||
| حُمود | humwd | - |
| حموّد | hmwd | - |
| حمّود | hmwd | - |
| حمود | hmwd | - |
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