Hamya Surname
Approximately 1,160 people bear this surname
Hamya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 837 | 1:46,642 | 5,749 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Afghanistan | 63 | 1:510,368 | 6,383 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Hamya (217) may also be a first name.
Hamya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﻲ, Hindi: हमया, Oriya: ହମଯ୍) is found most in Uganda. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 321,782nd most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 6,282,367 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Hamya are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Hamya is also the 612,983rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 217 people.
It is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 837 people, or 1 in 46,642. In Uganda Hamya is primarily found in: Butaleja District, where 72 percent are found, Mbale District, where 5 percent are found and Budaka District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Hamya exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 15 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﻲ | hmy | - |
| Hamya in the Oriya language | ||
| ହମଯ୍ | hamay | - |
| Hamya in the Hindi language | ||
| हमया | hamaya | 50 |
| हाम्या | hamya | 50 |
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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 Hamya
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