Hamsyah Surname
Approximately 2,223 people bear this surname
Hamsyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,209 | 1:59,868 | 6,579 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hamsyah (2,284) may also be a first name.
Hamsyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamsyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamsyah has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamsyah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 189,971st most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,278,248 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Hamsyah live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 156,073rd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 2,284 people.
The last name Hamsyah is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,209 people, or 1 in 59,868. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: East Java, where 32 percent live, West Java, where 22 percent live and Central Java, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamsyah | 93 | 16 | / |
| Amsyah | 92 | 1,286 | / |
| Hamsya | 92 | 255 | / |
| Hamsyahhj | 88 | 4 | / |
| Hamsiah | 86 | 1,006 | / |
| Homsyah | 86 | 340 | / |
| Hamsjah | 86 | 58 | / |
| Amshyah | 86 | 9 | / |
| Hemsyah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hamshya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Khamsya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Amsya | 83 | 88 | / |
| Chamsiah | 80 | 63 | / |
| Chomsyah | 80 | 44 | / |
| Hamchyah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hamssiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amsiah | 77 | 599 | / |
| Hamsia | 77 | 343 | / |
| Gamsya | 77 | 40 | / |
| Hamsea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Omsyah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hamzya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hamjya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amshya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Homsiah | 71 | 545 | / |
| Chamsia | 71 | 212 | / |
| Gamshya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khamsia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hamsiat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hamssia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Homseah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chomsiah | 67 | 200 | / |
| Khamsiha | 67 | 152 | / |
| Amsia | 67 | 89 | / |
| Amsea | 67 | 60 | / |
| Chamssia | 67 | 28 | / |
| Amzya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hamzayea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khomsjah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amsja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khamssia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamsiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaimsia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hamsyah
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