Hamsy Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Hamsy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 44 | 1:438,660 | 5,021 |
| Lebanon | 17 | 1:331,593 | 10,584 |
| Palestine | 15 | 1:303,257 | 10,878 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Hamsy (32) may also be a first name.
Hamsy Demographics
Hamsy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Hamsy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamsy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hamsy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺴﻰ) is found most in Syria. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hamsy.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamsy? popularity and diffusion
Hamsy is the 1,871,545th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Hamsy live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Levant. Hamsy is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 32 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Syria, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 438,660. In Syria it is primarily concentrated in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Syria this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 17 percent are found and Palestine, where 15 percent are found.
Hamsy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hamsy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hamsy last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hamsy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Hamsy last name is primarily Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamsy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamsy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﺴﻰ | hmsy | - |
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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 Hamsy
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