Hamzay Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Hamzay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Hamzay (9) may also be a first name.
Hamzay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamzay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamzay is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamzay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Hamzay occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Hamzay are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 9 people.
The surname Hamzay is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Hamzay is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Malaysia, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Hamzay
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