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 last name Hamz (Arabic: حامز) has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hamz is the 271,949th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,089,068 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Hamz live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 38 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Hamz is also the 274,802nd most widespread given name worldwide, held by 876 people.

The surname Hamz is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 110,992. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 18 percent are found and Egypt, where 15 percent are found.

Hamz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hamz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 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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  • 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 Hamz
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