Hamsha Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Hamsha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 133 | 1:241,753 | 4,183 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hamsha (292) may also be a first name.
Hamsha Demographics
Hamsha Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hamsha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamsha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamsha (Hindi: हमशा) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamsha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,227,038th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Hamsha live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Hamsha is also the 516,683rd most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 292 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 241,753. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Kabul, where 44 percent reside, Nangarhar, where 27 percent reside and Logar, where 7 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan Hamsha is found in 14 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
Hamsha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Hamsha surname is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamsha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamsha in the Hindi language | ||
| हमशा | hamasa | 93.75 |
| हम्शा | hamsa | 6.25 |
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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 Hamsha
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