Hamster Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hamster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1491:540,30544,986
Netherlands1021:165,56124,214
United States171:21,321,114641,998
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
England71:7,959,723202,100
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France31:22,140,907385,998
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Hamster (33) may also be a first name.

Hamster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hamster is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 827,165th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Hamster reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 33 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 149 people, or 1 in 540,305. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 24 percent live, Hesse, where 23 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Hamster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hamster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hamster last name increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hamster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Hamster earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hamster
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