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
Average Heman Salary in
United States
$38,288 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Heman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heman (Bengali: হেমন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻤﺎﻥ, Hindi: हेमन, Marathi: हेमण, Oriya: େହମନ, Tibetan: ཧི་མན་) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant: Héman or Hemań. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Heman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 133,513th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,158,633 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 39 percent of Heman are found; 34 percent are found in West Africa and 34 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 52,532nd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 12,556 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,096 people, or 1 in 161,627. In Nigeria Heman is most common in: Adamawa, where 64 percent reside, Taraba, where 11 percent reside and Gombe, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Heman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence 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 fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Heman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Heman last name is principally Anglican (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Heman surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.72% being registered with the political 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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