Hemm Surname

218,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hemm Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near the border; one who came from The Hem (the border), in Shropshire.

Hemm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0001:80,50510,168
United States6961:520,77443,486
Canada391:944,75971,777
England331:1,688,42669,999
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Hemm (22) may also be a first name.

Hemm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near the border; one who came from The Hem (the border), in Shropshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hemm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hemm (Hindi: हेंम) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemm? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 218,358th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,884,619 people. Hemm occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Hemm reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 22 people.

The surname Hemm is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,000 people, or 1 in 80,505. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 48 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 14 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Hemm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hemm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hemm last name grew 1,785 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hemm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hemm surname are 11.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.6% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hemm earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning 354,157 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $43,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $48,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemme893,649/
Chemm8926/
Khemm899/
Hemmt892/
Hemmd891/
Hem8654,781/
Emm861,652/
Chemme8018/
Heimme802/
Kheamm801/
Chiemm801/
Heammd801/
Heemme801/
Heamme800/
Heim7545,839/
Khem7538,629/
Chem7526,919/
Heme752,899/
Emme752,534/
Heym751,373/
Heem75629/
Heum75246/
Hiem75180/
Heam75170/
Hemd75156/
Himm75121/
Gemm7562/
Hemå7534/
Hejm7517/
Emmh758/
Henm756/
Hesm755/
Jemm754/
Hemt754/
Hehm752/
Hjem752/
Hymm751/
Eamm751/
Åhem751/
Emmd751/
Hetm751/
Yhmm751/
Eimm751/
Eymm751/
Enmm751/
Jhem751/
Hhem751/
Emmt750/
Chitemm731/
Hemmová731/
Em6752,149/
Chhem6721,867/
Chiem674,512/
Cheam673,495/
Cheme673,249/
Cheem67978/
Kheme67728/
Kheam67721/
Himme67209/
Heyme67207/
Cheim67184/
Chehm67171/
Cheum67102/
Hemző6790/
Heime6789/
Heijm6783/
D'Hem6781/
Esemm6776/
Chimm6745/
Høiem6743/
Haimm6724/
Hesme6723/
Åhjem6722/
Khimm6721/
Åheim6714/
Himmt6713/
Heame6710/
Kheem6710/
Etimm6710/
Etmme679/
Hemth675/
Hchem674/
Hejme674/
Chittemm673/
Heeme673/
Heesm673/
Hjeim672/
Chesm672/
Chemh672/
Høgem672/
Chenm672/
Jheim672/
Heemh672/
Heihm671/
Emmth671/
Aheim671/
Hemhe671/
Chemt671/
Khemh671/
Eychemme671/
Hethm671/
Heamt671/
Hetme671/
Heehm671/
Heemt671/
Heetm671/
Khgem671/
Emmhe670/
Emmtt670/
Hemtt670/

Hemm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hemm in the Hindi language
हेंमhemma80
हेम्मhem'ma20

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