Hamzah Surname

6,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Hamzah Surname User-submission:

A male name, the origin is Arabic. It's one of the names of the lion; it means courage and power.

Hamzah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia49,4361:2,675319
Saudi Arabia13,7931:2,237275
Malaysia13,5531:2,176327
Pakistan3,5341:50,5502,065
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Nigeria6961:254,51514,670
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Singapore5181:10,633545
United Arab Emirates5181:17,6882,108
Qatar4651:5,071536
Iraq3201:109,4433,199
Iran2741:280,22820,361
Brunei2371:1,767333
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Thailand1471:480,53384,247
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
India1291:5,946,243139,967
England1211:460,48030,233
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Australia511:529,32739,816
Canada391:944,75971,777
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Jordan211:421,06812,361
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
China51:273,464,31313,838
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
France31:22,140,907385,998
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guam11:160,1214,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

The alternate forms: Hāmzāh (1) are calculated separately.

Hamzah (99,049) may also be a first name.

Hamzah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A male name, the origin is Arabic. It's one of the names of the lion; it means courage and power.

- hamza_abdaoui

Hamzah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hamzah (Arabic: همزه, Hindi: हमज़ा) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Hāmzāh. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamzah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,566th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 84,703 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Hamzah live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 73 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Hamzah is also the 10,283rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 99,049 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 49,436 people, or 1 in 2,675. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Java, where 17 percent live, East Java, where 16 percent live and Gorontalo, where 7 percent live. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent live and Malaysia, where 16 percent live.

Hamzah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hamzah surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hamzah earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning $39,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $53,951 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chamzah92410/
Hhamzah9290/
Hamdzah9269/
Ahamzah9255/
Hamzaha9238/
Hamziah9220/
Hamzaah921/
Hamza91960,457/
Amzah911,500/
Hāmzāh891/
Hamzahah8671/
Hamzaa83880/
Hamzai83724/
Homzah83134/
Hamzea8373/
Chamza8362/
Haamza8332/
Hammza8332/
Ahamza8319/
Hamdza8311/
Hhamza8311/
Hamëza8310/
Hamzsa8310/
Hamzha837/
Haimza836/
Amdzah836/
Hamzoh835/
Hamzay834/
Amziah833/
Hemzah833/
Hamzau832/
Ahmzah832/
Haemza831/
Hahmza831/
Haumza831/
Amza805,740/
Haimzai77583/
Hamdzai7729/
Chamzai7715/
Hamzhei772/
Chomzah772/
Hemdzah771/
Chamtza771/
Hamzouh771/
Chamzay771/
Hamzo733,456/
Homza731,244/
Amzai73641/
Hemza73510/
Hamca73207/
Ahmza7342/
Amzaj7332/
Hamzó7316/
Amzha733/
Amzaa732/
Amdza731/
Amzay731/
Aumza731/
Amtza731/
Ahamdzai714/
Chamchah712/
Hamzei673,168/
Hamzou67676/
Hamcha67606/
Hamzey67135/
Emziah6758/
Hamcho6752/
Hamzeu6729/
Hamzoo6724/
Chamzo6720/
Hamzoj6717/
Ahamdshah671/
Homcah671/
Hamzoi671/
Khamchaha671/
Houmza671/
Hemzai671/
Chemza671/
Amdzay671/
Heemza671/

Hamzah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hamzah in the Hindi language
हमज़ाhamaza20
हमजाहhamajaha20
हमजांhamajam20
हमजाhamaja20
हमज़ाहhamazaha20
Hamzah in the Arabic language
همزهhmzh-
الحمزهalhmzh-

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