Heems Surname
Approximately 333 people bear this surname
Heems Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 280 | 1:237,224 | 36,774 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Heems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heems Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Heems (Arabic: هيمس) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Heems? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 830,559th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 21,884,522 people. Heems is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Heems are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
Heems is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 237,224. In France Heems is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 76 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent live. Apart from France this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Heems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Heems has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Heems surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heemst | 91 | 20 | / |
| Heemsh | 91 | 8 | / |
| Cheems | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hems | 89 | 1,241 | / |
| Eems | 89 | 6 | / |
| Chehems | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kheemsh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kheemse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Heims | 80 | 1,321 | / |
| Chems | 80 | 630 | / |
| Heens | 80 | 279 | / |
| Haems | 80 | 184 | / |
| Heyms | 80 | 111 | / |
| Hemms | 80 | 100 | / |
| Jeems | 80 | 43 | / |
| Heams | 80 | 28 | / |
| Khems | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hemsø | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hiems | 80 | 9 | / |
| Hemns | 80 | 8 | / |
| Hemse | 80 | 5 | / |
| Geems | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hemsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hoems | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ems | 75 | 1,445 | / |
| Heimst | 73 | 114 | / |
| Hjemås | 73 | 48 | / |
| Heijms | 73 | 43 | / |
| Chemse | 73 | 34 | / |
| Echems | 73 | 21 | / |
| Hemsch | 73 | 20 | / |
| Hemsøe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Chemss | 73 | 5 | / |
| Heimsh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Cheens | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khemss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ettems | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jheims | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kheens | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heemze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cheams | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chemsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khemse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khehms | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hemsse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Heensz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hesens | 73 | 0 | / |
| Homs | 67 | 11,114 | / |
| Hams | 67 | 6,216 | / |
| Hens | 67 | 6,119 | / |
| Emms | 67 | 4,643 | / |
| Jems | 67 | 3,627 | / |
| Ohms | 67 | 1,706 | / |
| Gems | 67 | 1,568 | / |
| Heytens | 67 | 616 | / |
| Heimsch | 67 | 313 | / |
| Ehms | 67 | 313 | / |
| Ihms | 67 | 261 | / |
| Hessens | 67 | 151 | / |
| Emsh | 67 | 122 | / |
| Eens | 67 | 106 | / |
| Eims | 67 | 105 | / |
| Hims | 67 | 91 | / |
| Emst | 67 | 78 | / |
| Emse | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hyms | 67 | 59 | / |
| Hiemsch | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ahms | 67 | 25 | / |
| Eams | 67 | 21 | / |
| Öhms | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eyms | 67 | 16 | / |
| Heimsjø | 67 | 13 | / |
| Emås | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chemsse | 67 | 6 | / |
| Haemsch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khemshe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iems | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hemz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aems | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oems | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hemş | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emns | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hemsche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hjms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jheimms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heitens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emsø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eijtems | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essemse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aichems | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Etms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emsd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emsj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eums | 67 | 0 | / |
Heems Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Heems in the Arabic language | ||
| هيمس | hyms | - |
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Footnotes
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