Homsi Surname

47,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Homsi Surname User-submission:

It means 'dweller of Homs' and is originally from Syria. Most Homseys in the US are from Marjayoun, Lebanon and identify as Lebanese. Most immigrated to the United States over 100 years ago during the wave of Christian persecution under the Ottoman Empire.

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Homsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia3,5781:8,6241,197
Syria3,1061:6,214654
Lebanon1,4051:4,012742
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
United States4451:814,51462,593
Brazil3431:624,12323,177
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Cameroon1661:125,11514,217
Venezuela1431:211,2175,593
United Arab Emirates1271:72,1446,726
Jordan1011:87,5496,663
France961:691,90387,871
Argentina891:480,26335,686
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Sweden731:134,8879,541
Qatar561:42,1074,399
Canada511:722,46357,796
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Romania311:647,67345,663
Australia311:870,82953,581
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
England191:2,932,529101,561
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Palestine91:505,42812,843
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Homsi (451) may also be a first name.

Homsi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'dweller of Homs' and is originally from Syria. Most Homseys in the US are from Marjayoun, Lebanon and identify as Lebanese. Most immigrated to the United States over 100 years ago during the wave of Christian persecution under the Ottoman Empire.

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Homsi relates to an area of syria known as Homs.

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Homsi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Homsi (Arabic: حمصى) is carried by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Homsi? popularity and diffusion

Homsi is the 47,369th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 666,930 people. The last name Homsi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Homsi reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 42 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 402,848th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 451 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 3,578 people, or 1 in 8,624. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 28 percent reside and Lebanon, where 13 percent reside.

Homsi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Sunni (31%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Homsi last name are 2.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Homsi earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.12% less than the national average, earning R 192,192 per year; in United States they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $47,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $52,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khomsi915,255/
Chomsi912,739/
Homsai91509/
Houmsi91261/
Homssi9191/
Homsih9118/
Homsoi9110/
Homsie911/
Omsi8914/
Khomsai83708/
Khomssi83518/
Khoumsi83483/
Choemsi83416/
Homsieh83118/
Choumsi8310/
Chomsai837/
Houmssi834/
Chomsit834/
Khomsoi834/
Khomshi831/
Chomssi831/
Chomshi831/
Chomsie831/
Chomsoi831/
Jhomsai831/
Hamsi803,937/
Homsy801,411/
Homsa80245/
Gomsi80204/
Homzi80187/
Hemsi80122/
Honsi80111/
Homse80100/
Humsi8093/
Homci8062/
Homji8036/
Omsih8015/
Jomsi8014/
Oumsi8011/
Omsie806/
Omsai805/
Homgi802/
Oimsi801/
Omshi801/
Homçi801/
Omsei801/
Omsit800/
Khoumssi7716/
Choomsai7712/
Choomsit772/
Chomshid771/
Choomsei771/
Khamsi7322,049/
Chumsi733,706/
Chamsi732,504/
Hounsi731,675/
Khumsi73951/
Homsey73534/
Chomsa73515/
Honsei73266/
Chomse73241/
Chonsi73226/
Honsić73191/
Honsit73161/
Hamsai73125/
Homjai7382/
Hamsih7376/
Honshi7376/
Hamsid7363/
Homjit7352/
Gomssi7337/
Gomshi7336/
Khonsi7333/
Hamsis7330/
Hamshi7324/
Hamsie7321/
Joumsi7320/
Homseh7313/
Hamssi7312/
Hamsyi7311/
Chomsy7311/
Chomsé7311/
Homsaa739/
Houmsa739/
Homngi737/
Homchi736/
Khomsy736/
Oumsid735/
Homssy734/
Oumsis734/
Hemsai734/
Hemshi734/
Goumsi733/
Homzie733/
Homser733/
Honssi733/
Homsse732/
Khomci732/
Homset732/
Hamsui732/
Gomsie732/
Hemssi732/
Homsoy732/
Hamsoi731/
Jomshi731/
Hamnsi731/
Houmsy731/
Honsai731/
Honsič731/
Hemsei731/
Omsaid731/
Hamsić731/
Gomsai731/
Jomsai731/
Hoonsi731/
Humssi731/
Khomzi731/
Honsis730/
Homscheid71270/
Chomsahai71164/
Amsi679,518/
Onsi679,400/
Khamsai673,942/
Chamssi67895/
Homchit67809/
Emsi67531/
Homsher67520/
Khamsei67328/
Chonsit67319/
Khamsoi67241/
Homchai67176/
Chumsai67140/
Chomjit67122/
Chamsai6795/
Chumsit6784/
Honshio6773/
Chonsai6766/
Homchui6764/
Chomjai6742/
Hounssi6729/
Chonsui6726/
Khamsui6726/
Chaumsi6723/
Omji6721/
Khumsai6721/
Homscheidt6719/
Khonsai6716/
Umsi6714/
Homjitt6714/
Hamshid6711/
Khamssi679/
Omsa678/
Chamsui678/
Chomsee678/
Omse677/
Houmsse675/
Khamshi674/
Chomjui674/
Oumsaid673/
Omsy673/
Joumsie673/
Chomchi673/
Hamshit673/
Khumshi672/
Omzi672/
Khumsoi672/
Heemshi672/
Omci672/
Khonshi671/
Chomshy671/
Homzieh671/
Hammsai671/
Goumshi671/
Houmsoy671/
Houmssa671/
Humsieh671/
Homndji671/
Joumssi671/
Hamsaid671/
Goumsei671/
Goumssi671/
Hamshai671/
Hosinsi671/
Choomsa671/
Chomcai671/
Chomjid671/
Chomjoi671/
Hounsei671/
Homseah671/
Homjhai671/
Khomjai671/
Khomjoi671/
Khumsui671/
Hamsich670/

Homsi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Homsi in the Arabic language
حمصىhmsy-
حمصيhmsy-

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