Hemdah Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Hemdah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Hemdah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hemdah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hemdah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺪﺍﻩ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hemdah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hemdah is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Hemdah is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Hemdah live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Hemdah is primarily found in: Adrar Region, where 50 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 50 percent live. Aside from Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hemdah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hemdah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﺪﺍﻩ | hmdah | - |
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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 Hemdah
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