Hamsy Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Palestine

Hamsy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamsy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria441:438,6605,021
Lebanon171:331,59310,584
Palestine151:303,25710,878
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Hamsy (32) may also be a first name.

Hamsy Last Name Facts

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

Hamsy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺴﻰ) is more frequently found in Syria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamsy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,871,545th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Hamsy occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Hamsy reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Levant. Hamsy is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 32 people.

This last name is most widely held in Syria, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 438,660. In Syria Hamsy is primarily concentrated in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent live. Besides Syria this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 17 percent live and Palestine, where 15 percent live.

Hamsy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hamsy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hamsy surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hamsy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hamsy surname is predominantly Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chamsy91277/
Hamsay91199/
Hamsoy91127/
Hamssy9156/
Hamsey9132/
Khamsy9124/
Hamsyi9111/
Hamsyh9110/
Amsy89144/
Khamsey83187/
Khamsay8360/
Hamshey8323/
Chamsey8316/
Chamsay8313/
Khamsuy834/
Haumsoy833/
Hamshay832/
Haimnsy831/
Hammsey831/
Khamsoy831/
Hamsa8011,035/
Hamsi803,937/
Homsy801,411/
Hamse801,041/
Hamzy80612/
Hemsy80164/
Hansy80154/
Amsay8074/
Amsey8021/
Gamsy8011/
Jamsy806/
Aamsy805/
Asmsy804/
Hamcy802/
Amsyi801/
Ahmsy801/
Amsiy801/
Amsoy801/
Amsyh801/
Khahamsy771/
Khamsi7322,049/
Chamsi732,504/
Homsey73534/
Khamse73418/
Hansey73322/
Chamzy73241/
Amshey73240/
Chamsa73190/
Hamsha73190/
Hamzey73135/
Hamsai73125/
Chansy73121/
Hemsey73117/
Hansoy73101/
Gamsey7391/
Hamsih7376/
Hamseh7367/
Jamsay7363/
Hamsid7363/
Jamsey7362/
Hansay7353/
Jamshy7332/
Amshay7331/
Hamssa7331/
Hamsis7330/
Hamzyi7329/
Hamzis7326/
Hamshi7324/
Hamsie7321/
Chamse7318/
Hansyi7312/
Hamssi7312/
Hammsa7311/
Chomsy7311/
Hamchy7310/
Khamcy739/
Amssey739/
Hamser738/
Khomsy736/
Hamshe736/
Hamsee736/
Hamsaa735/
Hamset734/
Haumsa734/
Hamzay734/
Amszey734/
Homssy734/
Hamsza733/
Hamsea733/
Hamsui732/
Gamsay732/
Homsoy732/
Hamsed731/
Hamsoi731/
Gamssy731/
Hamnsi731/
Haamsa731/
Hamses731/
Houmsy731/
Hemsoy731/
Hamsić731/
Amsaya731/
Ammsay731/
Chamxy731/
Khansy731/
Haunsy730/
Haimse730/
Hanssy730/
Chamcy730/
Khamshaya7117/
Hamsytsch711/
Chamssouy711/
Amsi679,518/
Khamsai673,942/
Hamsher672,516/
Hamzouy672,174/
Amsa671,515/
Chamssi67895/
Amse67649/
Khamsei67328/
Chansiy67290/
Khamsoi67241/
Ansy67169/
Hainsey67165/
Amzy67142/
Khamsee67114/
Chamsai6795/
Khamjoy6781/
Chansay6772/
Khamsse6747/
Khansiy6746/
Gamshey6736/
Khamsui6726/
Chaumsi6723/
Chanssy6718/
Hamshed6716/
Hamscha6715/
Emsy6714/
Chamser6712/
Chamsha6711/
Hamshid6711/
Hamzesh6710/
Hamseth6710/
Khamssi679/
Chamsui678/
Hamseer676/
Chansey675/
Khamshe675/
Chamjey674/
Chamssa674/
Khamshi674/
Chamzey673/
Chansoy673/
Omsy673/
Hamshit673/
Hannsey672/
Amshaya672/
Hamzehy672/
Khansay672/
Chomshy671/
Chamsaa671/
Chamzay671/
Hamchey671/
Hammsai671/
Hamseph671/
Hanshey671/
Amcy671/
Houmsoy671/
Hamsaid671/
Hamszaa671/
Haamsse671/
Amshahy671/
Chamseu671/
Hamshai671/
Amxy671/
Hansysz671/
Heansey670/
Hamsich670/
Hanshay670/
Hamches670/
Heimsey670/

Hamsy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hamsy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺣﻤﺴﻰhmsy-

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