Hemby Surname

200,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nepal

Hemby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hemby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8541:195,50119,300
Nepal2051:138,9312,472
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:268,54921,901

Hemby (45) may also be a first name.

Hemby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hemby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻤﺒﻲ) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hemby.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 200,147th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,493,550 people. Hemby occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Hemby live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 45 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,854 people, or 1 in 195,501. In The United States Hemby is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 17 percent reside, Maryland, where 7 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States Hemby is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 10 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Hemby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hemby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hemby surname grew 991 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hemby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hemby last name are 11.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.78% registered to vote for the party.

Hemby earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.22% less than the national average, earning $39,170 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hembey9160/
Heimby9120/
Hembay9112/
Hembys911/
Hembhy911/
Hembiy911/
Chemby911/
Hemboy910/
Emby89245/
Hembych8361/
Chembay8311/
Chembey831/
Hembaya831/
Hembyts831/
Heimbey830/
Hamby8018,616/
Hemba804,236/
Hembe802,286/
Emboy80883/
Embay80690/
Hembi80360/
Hemvy80207/
Henby80116/
Embey8085/
Gemby8025/
Eimby8014/
Homby807/
Himby804/
Embuy802/
Jemby801/
Chembaya7730/
Cheimbay778/
Khembhiy771/
Chembe7316,233/
Chemba73650/
Homboy73250/
Hember73238/
Hamboy73167/
Hambey73126/
Hiemba7390/
Khembi7372/
Khembe7369/
Hiembi7369/
Hembei7362/
Hambay7358/
Hembes7347/
Heimbi7341/
Chembi7336/
Gembey7330/
Hiembe7323/
Hemway7322/
Embaya7321/
Chimby7320/
Gembiy7310/
Heinby7310/
Hemvay739/
Hennby737/
Henmba736/
Gembay734/
Heembe734/
Henmbe734/
Hembaa734/
Hembee733/
Heanby733/
Heumbe733/
Embaay733/
Hombay733/
Hembie732/
Jemboy732/
Hambiy732/
Heumbi732/
Jeamby731/
Hembej731/
Hembuj731/
Hemhwy731/
Hejmbj731/
Himbey731/
Gemboy731/
Hemmbe731/
Hembeh731/
Himbay731/
Hemboj731/
Henmbi731/
Heamba731/
Hembea731/
Heimbe731/
Hoenby730/
Hambuy730/
Heenby730/
Henbey730/
Haamby730/
Emba675,337/
Embi672,226/
Embe671,100/
Chimbay67759/
Amby67708/
Cheembe67511/
Chembea67508/
Omby67273/
Chembeu67118/
Cheemba6782/
Hembets6773/
Chembai6755/
Jeambey6753/
Imby6747/
Chember6739/
Hemberh6736/
Esimbay6724/
Chemwey6724/
Hembeap6716/
Chiembe6715/
Isembay6711/
Hiembeh6711/
Esembay678/
Chymbay676/
Chemboi676/
Chembet675/
Chhembi674/
Chembaa674/
Enby673/
Chenbay673/
Chimboy673/
Cheambe673/
Emvy673/
Chembei673/
Cheambi673/
Heembai673/
Chimbey672/
Hemmway672/
Cheumbe672/
Hembest672/
Chembeh672/
Ahambay672/
Chembie672/
Chembis671/
Chenbey671/
Chhembe671/
Hemberr671/
Heimbeh671/
Heimber671/
Aheembe671/
Hytembe671/
Heineby671/
Khembee671/
Hambuuy671/
Echembe671/
Echembi671/
Cheamba671/
Chiemba671/
Chiembi671/
Chembit671/
Embj671/
Haembai671/
Hembich670/
Hembeth670/
Hemnway670/
Hembett670/

Hemby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hemby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻫﻤﺒﻲhmby-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hemby
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