Hemans Surname

152,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Hemans Surname Definition:

Heman’s (Son): v. Haman

Hemans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,6631:16,2482,082
Jamaica5151:5,573715
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
England2061:270,47621,309
Canada461:800,99162,809
Ivory Coast421:549,31516,834
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Cayman Islands111:5,808770
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belize11:355,4743,977
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Hemans (38) may also be a first name.

Hemans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Heman’s (Son): v. Haman

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hemans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hemans (Hindi: हेमन्स, Marathi: हेमंस) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 152,166th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,519,027 people. The last name Hemans occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Hemans are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 38 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,663 people, or 1 in 16,248. Barring Ghana this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Hemans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hemans has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 438 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hemans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hemans last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hemans surname are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55% registered with the political party.

The amount Hemans earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.61% more than the national average, earning R 422,076 per year; in United States they earn 14.11% more than the national average, earning $49,237 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.41% more than the national average, earning $63,301 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heymans927,948/
Heimans92354/
Hemmans92243/
Hesmans9236/
Heemans9221/
Heamans9211/
Hetmans922/
Hoemans921/
Hemains921/
Hejmans921/
Emans911,176/
Heijmans863,936/
Heymanns86603/
Heimanns86170/
Hoeymans86101/
Heesmans8671/
Heitmans8612/
Hettmans861/
Heysmans861/
Hoemanns861/
Homans831,024/
Emmans83576/
Hymans83565/
Hamans83318/
Etmans8365/
Eemans8363/
Esmans8358/
Ehmans8333/
Emanns8326/
Eymans8318/
Iemans8315/
Ohmans8311/
Eimans8311/
Emeans832/
Emanse832/
Hemons831/
Gemans831/
Eamans830/
Eumans830/
Emains830/
Himans830/
Hoeijmans80184/
Heijmanns8010/
Heitmanns802/
Hammans77976/
Hijmans77876/
Haymans77333/
Hemmons77148/
Hismans7776/
Eimanns7772/
Hoymans7748/
Ehmanns7741/
Haamans7735/
Huymans7733/
Eijmans7718/
Eihmans7718/
Jemansh7716/
Himmans7715/
Eysmans7714/
Himansh7711/
Hohmans773/
Heymons773/
Khymans773/
Hamanns772/
Emmanse772/
Haimans771/
Khimans771/
Ohmanns771/
Chemons771/
Heimanz771/
Hymanns771/
Emainse771/
Hemance771/
Hommans771/
Himanse771/
Khemaãs771/
Hysmans771/
Etmanst771/
Gemansh771/
Hiemanz770/
Eatmans770/
Gemmans770/
Heymansová751/
Emons731,411/
Amans731,115/
Omans73472/
Imans73130/
Emams731/
Ymans731/
Huysmans715,762/
Huismans71686/
Hooymans71424/
Chimanse7195/
Huijmans7155/
Hemandje7122/
Heymannz717/
Chimansh711/
Hammanns711/
Hajmansh711/
Goihmans711/
D'Emmans711/
Hemanzhe711/
Emmanshe711/
Heimance710/
Hesmance710/
Chemmons710/
Heimonse710/
Haamanns710/
Emmons6719,518/
Ahmons671,951/
Hooijmans67841/
Hamons67426/
Imanse67289/
Aymans67116/
Amanns6765/
Ismans6760/
Yomans6732/
Imhans6719/
Gimans6717/
Hymons6715/
Eamons6711/
Himons6711/
Oymans6710/
Chetmanje679/
Emance676/
Ammans673/
Eymons672/
Jemanz671/
Homons671/
Emamsh671/
Esmons671/
Gemanz671/
Jemons671/
Omeans671/
Emanze671/
Huismanns671/
Ujmans671/
Huysmanns671/
Emonse671/
Emoins671/
Imansh671/
Eumons670/
Ehmons670/
Homanz670/

Hemans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hemans in the Marathi language
हेमंसhemansa66.67
हेमंhemam33.33
Hemans in the Hindi language
हेमन्सhemansa50
हेमंसhemansa50

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