Hemmingsen Surname

98,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hemmingsen Surname User-submission:

Hemmingsen is a Danish surname, meaning 'son of Hemming'.

Hemmingsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark3,0921:1,826128
United States8501:426,42236,874
Norway3161:16,2731,979
New Zealand1341:33,7935,839
Argentina1191:359,18827,983
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Canada831:443,92338,562
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
England101:5,571,806158,774
Greenland71:8,054710
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Hemmingsen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hemmingsen is a Danish surname, meaning 'son of Hemming'.

- sean_luc_mauder

Hemmingsen Last Name Facts

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

Hemmingsen is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemmingsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 98,359th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,511,625 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Hemmingsen reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Denmark, where it is carried by 3,092 people, or 1 in 1,826. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Region Zealand, where 42 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 36 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Denmark Hemmingsen exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Norway, where 7 percent are found.

Hemmingsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hemmingsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hemmingsen last name grew 7,727 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hemmingsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hemmingsen last name are 13.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hemmingsen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning 302,475 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $43,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $48,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemingsen9555/
Hemmingson90708/
Hemmingsem903/
Henmingsen902/
Hemmingsenová871/
Hemmingsson86919/
Hemingson84256/
Hammingson802/
Jemingson740/
Hamnksson531/
Eminxanova505/

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