Hamsah Surname
Approximately 6,495 people bear this surname
Hamsah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4,739 | 1:27,907 | 3,296 |
| Egypt | 1,434 | 1:64,111 | 6,013 |
| Malaysia | 227 | 1:129,931 | 8,406 |
| Philippines | 66 | 1:1,533,912 | 105,821 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Hamsah (38,051) may also be a first name.
Hamsah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamsah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamsah (Arabic: همش) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamsah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hamsah is the 75,559th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,122,024 people. Hamsah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Hamsah are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 23,166th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 38,051 people.
It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4,739 people, or 1 in 27,907. In Indonesia Hamsah is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 14 percent live, Jakarta, where 11 percent live and Gorontalo, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 22 percent live and Malaysia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamsah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamsah in the Arabic language | ||
| همش | hmsh | - |
| همسه | hmsh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Hamsah
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