Heems Surname

830,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Heems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2801:237,22436,774
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heemst9120/
Heemsh918/
Cheems912/
Hems891,241/
Eems896/
Chehems833/
Kheemsh832/
Kheemse831/
Heims801,321/
Chems80630/
Heens80279/
Haems80184/
Heyms80111/
Hemms80100/
Jeems8043/
Heams8028/
Khems8012/
Hemsø809/
Hiems809/
Hemns808/
Hemse805/
Geems805/
Hemsh801/
Hoems801/
Ems751,445/
Heimst73114/
Hjemås7348/
Heijms7343/
Chemse7334/
Echems7321/
Hemsch7320/
Hemsøe7311/
Chemss735/
Heimsh732/
Cheens731/
Khemss731/
Ettems731/
Jheims731/
Kheens731/
Heemze731/
Cheams731/
Chemsh731/
Khemse731/
Khehms731/
Hemsse731/
Heensz730/
Hesens730/
Homs6711,114/
Hams676,216/
Hens676,119/
Emms674,643/
Jems673,627/
Ohms671,706/
Gems671,568/
Heytens67616/
Heimsch67313/
Ehms67313/
Ihms67261/
Hessens67151/
Emsh67122/
Eens67106/
Eims67105/
Hims6791/
Emst6778/
Emse6760/
Hyms6759/
Hiemsch6741/
Ahms6725/
Eams6721/
Öhms6717/
Eyms6716/
Heimsjø6713/
Emås6711/
Chemsse676/
Haemsch675/
Khemshe674/
Iems674/
Hemz673/
Aems673/
Oems672/
Emss672/
Hemş672/
Emns672/
Hemsche671/
Hjms671/
Jheimms671/
Heitens671/
Emsø671/
Eijtems671/
Essemse671/
Aichems671/
Esms671/
Etms671/
Emsd671/
Emsj671/
Eums670/

Heems Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Heems in the Arabic language
هيمسhyms-

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Footnotes

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