Hamouda Surname
Approximately 97,639 people bear this surname
Hamouda 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 SurnameHamouda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 32,765 | 1:2,806 | 393 |
| Algeria | 14,077 | 1:2,744 | 357 |
| Sudan | 10,360 | 1:3,621 | 517 |
| Palestine | 10,297 | 1:442 | 30 |
| Libya | 7,238 | 1:863 | 202 |
| Jordan | 7,010 | 1:1,261 | 192 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,611 | 1:6,692 | 931 |
| Morocco | 2,147 | 1:16,058 | 2,417 |
| Israel | 1,979 | 1:4,324 | 628 |
| Lebanon | 1,637 | 1:3,444 | 658 |
| Syria | 1,295 | 1:14,904 | 1,178 |
| Kuwait | 800 | 1:4,751 | 653 |
| Tunisia | 674 | 1:906 | 53 |
| Yemen | 647 | 1:40,843 | 3,505 |
| United Arab Emirates | 463 | 1:19,789 | 2,309 |
| Iraq | 409 | 1:85,628 | 2,729 |
| France | 201 | 1:330,461 | 49,960 |
| United States | 187 | 1:1,938,283 | 125,322 |
| Qatar | 153 | 1:15,412 | 1,691 |
| Germany | 95 | 1:847,426 | 61,310 |
| Canada | 92 | 1:400,496 | 35,373 |
| Niger | 90 | 1:213,245 | 7,073 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Spain | 62 | 1:754,065 | 31,946 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Oman | 48 | 1:76,833 | 2,950 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1:351,670 | 24,678 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
The alternate forms: Hàmoudà (1) are calculated separately.
Hamouda (12,472) may also be a first name.
Hamouda 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.
- reinainoueHamouda Demographics
Average Hamouda Salary in
United States
$43,146 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hamouda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamouda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamouda (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﻮﺩﻩ) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Hàmoudà. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamouda? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,777th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 74,638 people. The last name Hamouda occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Hamouda live; 69 percent live in North Africa and 52 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 52,786th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 12,472 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 32,765 people, or 1 in 2,806. Apart from Egypt it occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 14 percent are found and Sudan, where 11 percent are found.
Hamouda Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Hamouda surname is principally Sunni (88%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Hamouda last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.
The amount Hamouda earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.26% less than the national average, earning €8,331 per year; in Norway they earn 52.67% more than the national average, earning 528,347 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning $53,857 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamouda Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamouda in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﻮﺩﻩ | hmwdh | 64.71 |
| ﺣﻤﻮﺩ | hmwd | 23.53 |
| ﺍﺣﻤﺪﻩ | ahmdh | 5.88 |
| ﺣﻤﻮﺩﺍ | hmwda | 5.88 |
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