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) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Hemiş or Hemiš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hemis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 239,952nd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,369,032 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Hemis live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 710,504th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 166 people.
This surname is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,600 people, or 1 in 24,145. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Aïn Defla Province, where 89 percent live, Blida Province, where 11 percent live and Algiers Province, where 0 percent live. Outside of Algeria it is found 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 frequency of Hemis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 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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