Hemms Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Hemms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hemms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:994,96549,531
Wales181:171,91811,581
United States101:36,245,893832,629
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hemms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hemms is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemms? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hemms is the 1,849,867th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Hemms live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Hemms is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 994,965. In England Hemms is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 38 percent live, West Midlands, where 23 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Hemms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hemms has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hemms last name increased 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hemms Last Name Statistics demography

Hemms earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning $27,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emms894,643/
Hems891,241/
Jheimms831/
Heims801,321/
Chems80630/
Heems80333/
Haems80184/
Hamms80122/
Heyms80111/
Heams8028/
Khems8012/
Hemsø809/
Hiems809/
Jemms806/
Hemse805/
Homms805/
Himms802/
Hemsh801/
Hoems801/
Hymms801/
Henms801/
Eamms800/
Ems751,445/
Heimst73114/
Hemmje7388/
Hjemås7348/
Heijms7343/
Chemse7334/
Hemsch7320/
Heemst7320/
Hemsøe7311/
Hammsh739/
Heemsh738/
Chemss735/
Heimsh732/
Chimms732/
Cheems732/
Etemms731/
Khehms731/
Khemse731/
Chemsh731/
Cheams731/
Hemsse731/
Khemss731/
Jheims731/
Homs6711,114/
Hams676,216/
Jems673,627/
Ohms671,706/
Gems671,568/
Imms67848/
Heimsch67313/
Ehms67313/
Ihms67261/
Emsh67122/
Eims67105/
Hims6791/
Emst6778/
Emse6760/
Hyms6759/
Hiemsch6741/
Ahms6725/
Eams6721/
Öhms6717/
Eyms6716/
Heimsjø6713/
Emås6711/
Amms676/
Chemsse676/
Eems676/
Enms675/
Haemsch675/
Khemshe674/
Iems674/
Hemz673/
Chehems673/
Aems673/
Emss672/
Oems672/
Kheemsh672/
Hemş672/
Hammsch671/
Hemsche671/
Kheemse671/
Omms671/
Emsø671/
Esms671/
Etms671/
Emsd671/
Emsj671/
Hjms671/
Eums670/

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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
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  • 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 Hemms
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