The Hamada surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,965 people carried this name — #15,033 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 149,300 people counted. That is up 7% from 1,842 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Hamada surname
Borrowed from Japanese 浜田 (Hamada).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hamada» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 230 people named Hamada.
84 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Mayotte.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 59 people named Hamada live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Tucumán.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
57 people named Hamada have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 74 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Warmian-Masurian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 50 people named Hamada live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
47 people named Hamada live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
159 people named Hamada are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Hamada in American newspapers,
1906–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,656 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hamada,
with a public archive behind them.
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Hamada Kyōdō 1766–1815 · physician -
Joseph Heco 1837–1897 · businessperson -
Hamada Gentatsu 1855– -
Kunimatsu Hamada 1868–1939 · lawyer -
Tsunenosuke Hamada 1870–1945 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 248 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hamada.
- Hallinger 107 · U.S. census
- Halm 1,169 · U.S. census
- Halpern 4,121 · U.S. census
- Halphen 320 · U.S. census
- Halter 4,349 · U.S. census
- Ham 16,980 · U.S. census
- Haman 2,974 · U.S. census
- Hamann 6,078 · U.S. census
- Hamant 148 · U.S. census
- Hamburger 1,575 · U.S. census
- Hamdani 270 · U.S. census
- Hamdi 299 · U.S. census
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