Hamza

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Origin and Meaning

Latin spelling of the Arabic name حمزة (Hamza) meaning

1) 'to be or become strong or steadfast' [1]

2) 'lion' [2] [3]


Lion
Lion
Image by Kevin Pluck,[4]
licensed under Creative Commons

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Hamsa
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Hamza
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Hamzah
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Hamze
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Further Information

Hamza is a name used among immigrants from Arabic-speaking countries, but is very rarely used in the Nordic countries by people without an immigration background

Strongest Period of Usage

Statistics

Name Count per Country (What's this?)

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Country
Commonness
Commonness
Total Female ♀ Male ♂
as
main
name#
also
middle
name&
as
main
name#
also
middle
name&
as
main
name#
also
middle
name&
Sweden Sweden[5]
2101 2532 2 106 2099 2426
Denmark Denmark[6]
850
n.a.
0
n.a.
850
n.a.
Finland Finland[7]
n.a.
449
n.a.
10
n.a.
439
Iceland Iceland[8]
2 4
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Norway Norway[9]
707
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
707
n.a.
Greenland Greenland[10]
0 0
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
  #: count of main first name only
  &: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published
for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

Recent Statistics Trend

Name statistics for Hamza (m) Sources: [5][6][9][7]


References

  1. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: Oxford Dictionary of First Names (2003)
  2. Eva Villarsen Meldgaard: Ordbog over muslimske fornavne i Danmark (2005)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Gulbrand Alhaug: 10 001 navn - Norsk fornavnleksikon (2011)
  4. Wikimedia Commons: Image by Kevin Pluck, source & license
  5. 5.0 5.1 Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
  6. 6.0 6.1 Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
  7. 7.0 7.1 Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
  8. Hagstofa Íslands, National statistics office of Iceland, http://www.hagstofan.is/
  9. 9.0 9.1 Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
  10. Grønlands Statistik, Statistics office of Greenland, http://www.stat.gl/