Hamsu Surname
Approximately 613 people bear this surname
Hamsu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 498 | 1:355,708 | 19,164 |
| Indonesia | 76 | 1:1,740,121 | 112,888 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Hamsu (2,040) may also be a first name.
Hamsu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamsu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hamsu (Hindi: हमसू) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamsu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 528,243rd most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,888,329 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Hamsu are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hamsu is also the 167,053rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,040 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 355,708. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 26 percent reside, Zamfara, where 16 percent reside and Jigawa, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamsu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamsu in the Hindi language | ||
| हमसू | hamasu | - |
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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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- 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 Hamsu
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