Heman Surname
Approximately 3,376 people bear this surname
Heman Surname Definition:
(English) 1 v. Hayman 2 a descendant ( with lost -d) of the Anglo-Saxon Heáhmund = High or Chief Protector [heáh + mund, hand, protector] (Hebrew) Faithful [Hebrew Héman] Heman, a singer, the son of Joel.— I. Chron. 6. 33.
Heman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,096 | 1:161,627 | 10,122 |
| Thailand | 563 | 1:125,468 | 18,943 |
| United States | 519 | 1:698,379 | 55,261 |
| India | 495 | 1:1,549,627 | 57,720 |
| Mexico | 96 | 1:1,292,981 | 15,033 |
| Pakistan | 83 | 1:2,152,336 | 20,049 |
| Netherlands | 61 | 1:276,839 | 34,217 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
| Philippines | 45 | 1:2,249,738 | 125,194 |
| Iran | 44 | 1:1,745,057 | 65,590 |
| Denmark | 41 | 1:137,676 | 12,271 |
| Ivory Coast | 35 | 1:659,178 | 18,915 |
| Poland | 33 | 1:1,151,780 | 76,152 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Finland | 10 | 1:549,670 | 32,186 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 242 | 1:207,515 | 17,911 |
The alternate forms: Héman (6) & Hemań (1) are calculated separately.
Heman (12,556) may also be a first name.
Heman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 v. Hayman 2 a descendant ( with lost -d) of the Anglo-Saxon Heáhmund = High or Chief Protector [heáh + mund, hand, protector] (Hebrew) Faithful [Hebrew Héman] Heman, a singer, the son of Joel.— I. Chron. 6. 33.
Heman Demographics
Heman Political Affiliation
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Heman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Heman (Bengali: হেমন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺎﻥ, Hindi: हेमन, Marathi: हेमण, Oriya: େହମନ, Tibetan: ཧི་མན་) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Héman or Hemań. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Heman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Heman is the 133,513th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,158,633 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 39 percent of Heman live; 34 percent live in West Africa and 34 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Heman is also the 52,532nd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 12,556 people.
Heman is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,096 people, or 1 in 161,627. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Adamawa, where 64 percent reside, Taraba, where 11 percent reside and Gombe, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Heman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Heman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Heman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Heman last name is predominantly Anglican (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States Heman are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.72% being registered with the party.
Heman earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.27% less than the national average, earning $38,288 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Heman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Heman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻤﺎﻥ | hman | - |
| Heman in the Bengali language | ||
| হেমন | hemana | 92.31 |
| হেমেন | hemena | 2.56 |
| হেমান | hemana | 2.56 |
| হেমনশ্রী | hemanasri | 2.56 |
| Heman in the Oriya language | ||
| େହମନ | ehamana | 67.31 |
| େହମାନ | ehamana | 25 |
| େହମନ୍ | ehaman | 3.85 |
| େହମାନ୍ | ehaman | 1.92 |
| Heman in the Hindi language | ||
| हेमन | hemana | 54.93 |
| हेमन्त | hemanta | 39.11 |
| हेमं | hemam | 2.42 |
| हेमां | hemam | 2.05 |
| हेमान | hemana | 1.12 |
| हेमाण | hemana | 0.19 |
| Heman in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཧི་མན་ | himen | 50 |
| ཧེ་མཱན་ | hémen | 28.57 |
| ཧེ་མན་ | hémen | 14.29 |
| ཧི་མཱན་ | himen | 7.14 |
| Heman in the Marathi language | ||
| हेमण | hemana | 46.82 |
| हेमन | hemana | 41.9 |
| हेमंत | hemanta | 3.12 |
| हेमान | hemana | 2.28 |
| हेमं | hemam | 1.2 |
| हेमां | hemam | 1.08 |
| मण | mana | 0.6 |
| मन | mana | 0.24 |
| हेमत | hemata | 0.24 |
| हेमेन | hemena | 0.24 |
| हमण | hamana | 0.24 |
| मान | mana | 0.12 |
| हेमाण | hemana | 0.12 |
| हॅमन | hemana | 0.12 |
| हेमेण | hemena | 0.12 |
| हॅमान | hemana | 0.12 |
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