Hamshah Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Hamshah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 50 | 1:1,535,650 | 60,563 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
Hamshah (54) may also be a first name.
Hamshah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamshah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hamshah is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hamshah.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamshah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,436,415th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Hamshah is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Hamshah reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 54 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,535,650. In Iran it is primarily found in: Isfahan Province, where 48 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 32 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and Egypt, where 6 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 Hamshah
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