Hamra Surname
Approximately 14,766 people bear this surname
Hamra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4,271 | 1:21,526 | 2,495 |
| Afghanistan | 3,664 | 1:8,775 | 664 |
| Algeria | 1,268 | 1:30,467 | 5,585 |
| Palestine | 1,265 | 1:3,596 | 798 |
| Lebanon | 670 | 1:8,414 | 1,312 |
| Syria | 488 | 1:39,551 | 2,355 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| United States | 446 | 1:812,688 | 62,481 |
| Jordan | 350 | 1:25,264 | 3,423 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| France | 219 | 1:303,300 | 46,302 |
| Yemen | 205 | 1:128,904 | 6,908 |
| Argentina | 201 | 1:212,654 | 17,530 |
| Iran | 189 | 1:406,257 | 25,944 |
| Indonesia | 150 | 1:881,661 | 66,139 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| United Arab Emirates | 55 | 1:166,587 | 12,493 |
| India | 53 | 1:14,472,932 | 242,024 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Sweden | 40 | 1:246,169 | 17,052 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Hamrá (2) are calculated separately.
Hamra (8,453) may also be a first name.
Hamra Demographics
Hamra Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hamra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamra (Arabic: حامري, Bengali: হাম্রা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺮﺍ, Hindi: हमरा, Marathi: हमरा, Oriya: ହାମା) is found most in Egypt. It can also occur as a variant: Hamrá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamra? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 35,740th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 493,536 people. The surname Hamra is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Hamra are found; 40 percent are found in North Africa and 29 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 68,580th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 8,453 people.
The last name Hamra is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 4,271 people, or 1 in 21,526. Other than Egypt Hamra is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 25 percent live and Algeria, where 9 percent live.
Hamra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hamra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hamra surname rose 44,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hamra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Druze (32%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Hamra surname are 13.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.44% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hamra earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.76% less than the national average, earning 326,154 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.01% more than the national average, earning $56,145 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamra in the Bengali language | ||
| হাম্রা | hamra | - |
| Hamra in the Marathi language | ||
| हमरा | hamara | - |
| Hamra in the Hindi language | ||
| हमरा | hamara | 84.09 |
| हामरा | hamara | 9.09 |
| हाँड़ा | hamra | 6.82 |
| Hamra in the Oriya language | ||
| ହାମା | hama | 75 |
| ହମା | hama | 25 |
| Hamra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﺮﺍ | hmra | 33.33 |
| ﺣﻤﺮﻩ | hmrh | 33.33 |
| ﺣﻤﺮﺓ | hmrt | 33.33 |
| Hamra in the Arabic language | ||
| حامري | hamry | - |
| حمراء | hmra | - |
| حمرا | hmra | - |
| الحمرا | alhmra | - |
| حمره | hmrh | - |
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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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