Hemmings Surname

38,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Hemmings Surname Definition:

Hemming’s (Son): v. Hemming

Hemmings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,5351:8,5261,243
United States2,2221:163,12316,603
Jamaica2,0081:1,429242
Australia1,1531:23,4133,217
Canada5711:64,5287,524
Wales4051:7,641847
New Zealand1561:29,0285,072
Scotland1481:36,1743,513
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
France441:1,509,607143,950
Panama321:122,2584,322
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Costa Rica231:207,8292,614
Cayman Islands211:3,043397
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Norway61:857,04855,549
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Malta41:107,5681,849
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Jersey31:33,0674,675
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4531:9,9371,502
Wales961:16,338975
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Hemmings (16) may also be a first name.

Hemmings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hemming’s (Son): v. Hemming

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hemmings Last Name Facts

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

Hemmings is most common in England. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemmings? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hemmings is the 38,541st most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 534,082 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Hemmings live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 16 people.

The last name Hemmings is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 6,535 people, or 1 in 8,526. In England Hemmings is most frequent in: Greater London, where 12 percent reside, West Midlands, where 10 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 8 percent reside. Beside England Hemmings occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Jamaica, where 15 percent reside.

Hemmings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hemmings has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 422 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hemmings Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hemmings surname are 3.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.74% registered with the party.

The amount Hemmings earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.03% more than the national average, earning 443,091 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.38% more than the national average, earning R 371,616 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.47% less than the national average, earning $17,828,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $46,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $50,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemnmings946/
Hemmmings941/
Hemming9310,228/
Emmings93167/
Hemings93152/
Hemmngs931/
Jemmings8873/
Heimings8826/
Heymings8816/
Khemming887/
Hammings884/
Gemmings883/
Henmings881/
Iemmings881/
Hemminks881/
Chemings880/
Heimming880/
Eummings880/
Haemings880/
Heming863,928/
Emming86613/
Emings8615/
Heiming80783/
Cheming80622/
Hemmink80367/
Gemming80232/
Jemming80118/
Heyming8095/
Himming8029/
Kheming8015/
Immings8013/
Henming803/
Hemmimg802/
Jemings800/
Homings800/
Gemings800/
Heeming800/
Hieming800/
Heaming800/
Hamings800/
Hemmeng800/
Eumings800/
Eming77578/
Hemng778/
Khenming7565/
Chenming7535/
Chimming7528/
Chehming7510/
Cheaming758/
Cheeming754/
Jimmings753/
Gimmings752/
Jenmings751/
Cheuming751/
Chemingz751/
Aimmings750/
Imming711,112/
Emmink71307/
Hemink71271/
Häming71208/
Emmeng71133/
Hemeng7167/
Himing7166/
Amings7149/
Geming7133/
Eiming7117/
Jeming7113/
Enming7110/
Hemimg713/
Chienming712/
Hemäng712/
Hemyng711/
Hyming711/
Euming711/
Ihming711/
Chiehming711/
Gemmink67285/
Heemink67152/
Jehming67108/
Jemmeng67101/
Heimink6798/
Jeyming6762/
Heymink6741/
Huiming6740/
Yomming6737/
Gimming6735/
Haiming6732/
Chiming6720/
Yimming6720/
Jieming6713/
Hiemink6710/
Chemeng678/
Amingsø677/
Genming675/
Jimming673/
Jenmngs671/
Hinming671/
Emng671/
Jeaming671/
Uimming671/
Emingue671/
Eatming671/
Chemimg671/
Hayming671/
Hoiming670/
Heimeng670/
Hiemeng670/
Gimings670/

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Hemmings Reference & Research

Heming DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Heming FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Hemmings
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