Hamsas Surname
Approximately 439 people bear this surname
Hamsas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 244 | 1:158,326 | 20,297 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Hamsas (21) may also be a first name.
Hamsas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamsas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamsas occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hamsas.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamsas? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 678,631st most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Hamsas are found; 87 percent are found in North Africa and 87 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 21 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 158,326. In Algeria Hamsas is primarily concentrated in: Mascara Province, where 98 percent reside, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 2 percent reside and Sétif Province, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Algeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 31 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Hamsas
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