Chems Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Chems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Mauritania231:178,0389,291
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
France51:13,284,544357,392
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chems (2,792) may also be a first name.

Chems Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chems (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻤﺲ, Hindi: चेम्स) occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chems? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 517,348th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chems live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 138,098th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 2,792 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 579 people, or 1 in 59,544. Beside Morocco Chems exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 4 percent are found and Tunisia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemse9134/
Schems9111/
Chemss915/
Cheems912/
Chemsh911/
Cheams911/
Hems891,241/
Cems893/
Scheems8311/
Chemsse836/
Chehems833/
Tchemse831/
Schemss830/
Chams802,856/
Heims801,321/
Shems80352/
Heems80333/
Heyms80111/
Hemms80100/
Choms8056/
Heams8028/
Chens8023/
Chims8019/
Khems8012/
Hiems809/
Hemsø809/
Hemns808/
Chemz806/
Hemse805/
Ciems804/
Csems803/
Chemx802/
Ceams801/
Ceems801/
Cemms801/
Hemsh801/
Chittems771/
Scheimse770/
Cheyns73269/
Chimse73238/
Chense73140/
Heimst73114/
Schims7358/
Shemse7349/
Hjemås7348/
Heijms7343/
Chamss7328/
Schens7327/
Heemst7320/
Hemsch7320/
Chaims7318/
Shemms7312/
Hemsøe7311/
Heemsh738/
Cemshe736/
Chiens735/
Chisms733/
Dzhems733/
Heimsh732/
Schyms732/
Chimms732/
Khehms731/
Khemse731/
Chitms731/
Chemch731/
Cheens731/
Cheins731/
Chensz731/
Khemss731/
Jheims731/
Hemsse731/
Sheams730/
Hens676,119/
Jems673,627/
Gems671,568/
Hichens67528/
Cens67318/
Kems67258/
Sems67244/
Schoens67144/
Hims6791/
Schense6766/
Hyms6759/
Cyms6752/
Şems6749/
Hiemsch6741/
Zems6729/
Cims6728/
Shemshe6720/
Dzheims6711/
Chenshe6711/
Chemche679/
Khemshe674/
Hemz673/
Hemş672/
Tshemse672/
Kheemsh672/
Cemsova671/
Chensse671/
Hemsche671/
Scheens671/
Jheimms671/
Schuens671/
Chemdje671/
Chensch671/
Chisens671/
Sheemsh671/
Cemx671/
Cjms671/
Hjms671/
Kheemse671/
Schemnz670/

Chems Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chems in the Hindi language
चेम्सcemsa-
Chems in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻤﺲshms63.16
ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺲalshms36.84

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chems
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