Hamoussa Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Hamoussa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 218 | 1:177,209 | 21,974 |
| Niger | 66 | 1:290,788 | 8,823 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Hamoussa (77) may also be a first name.
Hamoussa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamoussa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamoussa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻤﺼﻰ) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hamoussa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamoussa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hamoussa is the 891,661st most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. The last name Hamoussa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hamoussa live; 74 percent live in North Africa and 74 percent live in Mahgreb. Hamoussa is also the 1,100,117th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 77 people.
This surname is most common in Algeria, where it is held by 218 people, or 1 in 177,209. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Algeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 22 percent reside and Benin, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamoussa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamoussa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻤﺼﻰ | hmsy | - |
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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 Hamoussa
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