Hamss Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Hamss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hamss (418) may also be a first name.

Hamss Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hamss Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hamss is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hamss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Hamss reside; 71 percent reside in North Africa and 57 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Hamss is also the 420,385th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 418 people.

It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Excluding Egypt this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 14 percent live and Morocco, where 14 percent live.

Hamss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hamss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hamss last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chamss9128/
Khamss911/
Hams896,216/
Amss896/
Khamsse8347/
Chamnss832/
Haamsse831/
Chams802,856/
Hamse801,041/
Hamsh801,015/
Hanss80871/
Haims80236/
Ahams80220/
Haems80184/
Hamsd80133/
Hamms80122/
Gamss8092/
Khams8039/
Heams8028/
Homss8011/
Hayms806/
Amsse805/
Hamns803/
Haams802/
Haums802/
Hamås802/
Hamst801/
Amssh801/
Jamss801/
Ohmss800/
Ams752,442/
Khamse73418/
Hamsch73164/
Haunss7396/
Hansse7367/
Hannss7346/
Khamsh7333/
Hasins7331/
Khayms7328/
Chamse7318/
Chaims7318/
Hammsh739/
Hasnæs737/
Hamshe736/
Ahamsd734/
Khanss733/
Homsse732/
Chasms732/
Hasmst731/
Cheams731/
Hasens731/
Hansst731/
Khaims731/
Amnæss731/
Aahams731/
Haimsh731/
Hamsdd731/
Hamshd731/
Haimse730/
Hainss730/
Hans6752,676/
Homs6711,114/
Ohms671,706/
Hamz671,432/
Hems671,241/
Gams671,184/
Amse67649/
Jams67621/
Ehms67313/
Amsh67178/
Hamsová6793/
Chasens6777/
Anss6741/
Ayms6738/
Ahms6725/
Eams6721/
Amsz6720/
Öhms6717/
Amst6716/
Hamš6716/
Chasins6714/
Chatims6710/
Aims678/
Aams678/
Amms676/
Haemsch675/
Khamshe675/
Houmsse675/
Asms675/
Asns674/
Hasense674/
Ahansse674/
Atms674/
Aems673/
Amsd673/
Emss672/
Ajms672/
Hammsch671/
Hasenss671/
Amsj671/
Chansse670/

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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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  • 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 Hamss
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