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

Hemans (Hindi: हेमन्स, Marathi: हेमंस) is found most in Ghana. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemans? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Hemans is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 1,663 people, or 1 in 16,248. Beside Ghana this surname exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Hemans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hemans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hemans surname grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 438 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hemans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hemans surname 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% being registered with the 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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