Hemis Surname
Approximately 1,668 people bear this surname
Hemis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,600 | 1:24,145 | 4,399 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Hemiş (152) & Hemiš (19) are calculated separately.
Hemis (166) may also be a first name.
Hemis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hemis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hemis (Marathi: हेिमस) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Hemiş or Hemiš. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hemis? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 239,952nd most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,369,032 people. The last name Hemis occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Hemis reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 710,504th most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 166 people.
The last name is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,600 people, or 1 in 24,145. In Algeria Hemis is mostly concentrated in: Aïn Defla Province, where 89 percent live, Blida Province, where 11 percent live and Algiers Province, where 0 percent live. Barring Algeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.
Hemis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hemis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hemis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hemis in the Marathi language | ||
| हेिमस | heimasa | - |
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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 Hemis
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