Hamsun Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Norway

Hamsun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamsun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
Norway171:302,48730,120
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Hamsun (612) may also be a first name.

Hamsun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hamsun (Hindi: हमसुन) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hamsun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamsun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,596,935th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Hamsun are found; 79 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 337,693rd most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 612 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 1,469,435. In Indonesia Hamsun is most numerous in: East Java, where 64 percent are found, South Sulawesi, where 24 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 13 percent are found and The Philippines, where 5 percent are found.

Hamsun Last Name Statistics demography

Hamsun earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 40.9% less than the national average, earning 204,531 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamsund92119/
Khamsun9298/
Hamsung922/
Chamsun922/
Amsun9171/
Khamshun864/
Khamsaun861/
Cheamsun861/
Hamson833,168/
Hansun83128/
Hamzun8327/
Amsung8317/
Gamsun835/
Jamsun832/
Hamsum831/
Amsoun831/
Aemsun831/
Aimsun831/
Hamjun831/
Hemsun831/
Haimson77424/
Chamson77308/
Khomsun77130/
Homsung7770/
Chomsun7756/
Khamjun7744/
Haymson7716/
Hansung779/
Chamjun775/
Hamsoon774/
Hamsson773/
Hanshun772/
Hamzoun772/
Homsoun772/
Khansun771/
Hamchun771/
Gamsoun771/
Chansun771/
Hanscun770/
Hammson770/
Amson731,013/
Ansun73134/
Emsun7346/
Amjun737/
Amzun734/
Chomsung71111/
Chaimson7186/
Chamchun7136/
Chansung7125/
Chamsoon717/
Heimsund715/
Chomsoun713/
Chomsaun712/
Chomshun711/
Chaimjun711/
Ahanshun711/
Hamzoune711/
Hanseung711/
Hansoung711/
Chomsune711/
Hanson67206,309/
Amjoun67422/
Hansum67421/
Aimson67316/
Homjun67166/
Homsum6766/
Homson6765/
Gansun6724/
Hanjun6722/
Hamzon6717/
Ansung6715/
Chamchoun6714/
Chamcheun6714/
Jansun678/
Ansund678/
Hansuchin678/
Omsund676/
Amchun674/
Gomsun673/
Chamchune672/
Honsun672/
Oumsun672/
Chaaimjun671/
Chamchung671/
Chamchaun671/
Chansaung671/
Ahmson671/
Aamson671/
Ammson671/
Amsson671/
Aumson671/
Chaimchun671/
Chaimsoon671/
Eamson670/

Hamsun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hamsun in the Hindi language
हमसुनhamasuna-

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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 Hamsun
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