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Where Does The Last Name Hamze Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hamze (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺰﻩ, Marathi: हमजे) occurs most in Iran. It may be found as a variant: Hamzé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamze? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 68,386^th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,003,241 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Hamze live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 64,147^th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 9,341 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 3,360 people, or 1 in 22,852. In Iran it is most numerous in: Kerman Province, where 32 percent are found, West Azerbaijan Province, where 12 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Iran this last name exists in 79 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent are found and Somalia, where 11 percent are found.

Hamze Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hamze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hamze surname rose 27,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hamze Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Hamze last name are 4.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Hamze earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 36.35% less than the national average, earning 220,297 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.77% more than the national average, earning $48,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $52,859 CAD per year.