Hemeh Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Hemeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
The alternate forms: Heméh (1) are calculated separately.
Hemeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hemeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hemeh is most common in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant: Heméh. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hemeh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Hemeh live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 44 percent live, Kogi, where 44 percent live and Lagos, where 11 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 9 percent live and Liberia, where 9 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hemeh
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