Hemels Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hemels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hemels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1721:98,18115,982
Belgium771:149,30720,954
Denmark81:705,58939,626
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Hemels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hemels has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Hemels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemels? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 980,795th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Hemels live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Hemels is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 98,181. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 41 percent are found, Utrecht, where 22 percent are found and Gelderland, where 11 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands Hemels occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 29 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.

Hemels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hemels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hemels last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heemels92344/
Haemels92174/
Emels913/
Hemls912/
Hemmells861/
Ihmels83776/
Hamels83507/
Gemels8355/
Ahmels8339/
Emmels8324/
Homels839/
Eymels831/
Himels831/
Hemles830/
Hommels77197/
Himmels77130/
Hammels7785/
Chemlst774/
Emmells774/
Gemmels770/
Hemless770/
Amels73383/
Emils736/
Imels732/
Emles731/
Homls730/
Hammelsø719/
Hemeltje712/
Chimmels711/
Jemelles711/
Ameels6778/
Emelce6771/
Amiels6711/
Emilse677/
Amuels673/
Omells672/
Imelse671/
Emil's671/
Hamils671/
Ismels671/
Immels671/
Ammels670/

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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 Hemels
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