Hamz Surname

271,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Yemen

Hamz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Yemen2611:101,2466,101
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Iran1271:604,58733,553
Romania751:267,70524,809
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Niger231:834,43619,133
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hamz (876) may also be a first name.

Hamz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hamz (Arabic: حامز) is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamz? popularity and diffusion

Hamz is the 271,949th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,089,068 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Hamz are found; 42 percent are found in West Asia and 38 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Hamz is also the 274,802nd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 876 people.

It is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Aside from Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 18 percent are found and Egypt, where 15 percent are found.

Hamz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hamz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hamz surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamze897,264/
Hamzh89270/
Khamz89211/
Hamzt8920/
Hamdz894/
Hamzd893/
Haamz892/
Chamz892/
Hamzz891/
Ahamz891/
Amz86480/
Khamze8088/
Ahamze808/
Hamzze804/
Chamtz802/
Hamzch802/
Haamzt801/
Hatemz801/
Hamzhe801/
Chamze801/
Ahamzd801/
Hams756,216/
Hanz751,577/
Amze75535/
Jamz7580/
Gamz7524/
Amsz7520/
Homz7518/
Hamš7516/
Ahmz755/
Ammz755/
Amtz754/
Hemz753/
Amzh752/
Hamc752/
Atmz751/
Amnz751/
Amzs751/
Aimz751/
Haimetz7318/
Hainz672,883/
Chams672,856/
Hanze671,095/
Hamse671,041/
Hamsh671,015/
Hansz67415/
Houmz67239/
Haims67236/
Khanz67234/
Ahams67220/
Haems67184/
Hamsd67133/
Haunz67133/
Hamms67122/
Hemző6790/
Hamje6764/
Homze6749/
Khams6739/
Heams6728/
Chanz6722/
Hannz6710/
Hamci679/
Hamch679/
Heimz679/
Hemtz678/
Hamss677/
Hayms676/
Hanzh676/
Hamce674/
Gamtz674/
Hommz674/
Jaymz673/
Jaimz673/
Chamc673/
Hamns673/
Ahanz672/
Haams672/
Haums672/
Hamås672/
Gamdz671/
Ahamx671/
Amnze671/
Hamče671/
Hamst671/
Amzth671/
Jamtz671/
Haynz671/
Amstz670/

Hamz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hamz in the Arabic language
حامزhamz-

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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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  • 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 Hamz
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