Hemu Surname

181,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Hemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh1,8921:84,2273,859
India1961:3,913,599107,087
Indonesia1711:773,38759,023
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Hemu (6,978) may also be a first name.

Hemu Last Name Facts

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

Hemu (Bengali: হেমু, Hindi: हेमू, Marathi: हेमु, Oriya: େହମୁ) is found most in Bangladesh. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 181,039th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,098,446 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Hemu are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Hemu is also the 77,714th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 6,978 people.

This last name is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 1,892 people, or 1 in 84,227. Barring Bangladesh this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemou891,842/
Chemu891,003/
Hemus89735/
Khemu8958/
Hemau8954/
Hiemu8916/
Hemut8914/
Heimu8912/
Hemmu8911/
Haemu892/
Heemu892/
Heamu892/
Hemud891/
Hemuu891/
Hemup890/
Emu8626,012/
Heumou80449/
Hemoud80158/
Chemut80111/
Hemous8069/
Cheemu8063/
Chemus8051/
Hemouh8021/
Hemuss8018/
Heumeu8018/
Chemou8018/
Hemmou8016/
Chemuh8015/
Hemout808/
Chemud806/
Khemau804/
Chemau803/
Chemeu803/
Haehmu802/
Heamus801/
Chemmu801/
Hemauu801/
Hemeux801/
Hemmut801/
Hemouy801/
Khemou801/
Hemaut801/
Heimau801/
Chiemu801/
Chemgu801/
Oheemu801/
Cheimu801/
Heamut801/
Kheemu801/
Heymus800/
Hemuip800/
Himu7520,176/
Hamu753,866/
Emou751,907/
Gemu751,835/
Jemu751,078/
Emus75794/
Emau75695/
Ahmu75643/
Eumu75579/
Emuh75560/
Emeu75511/
Emuy75406/
Homu75393/
Emud75161/
Eemu75154/
Emuu75124/
Emut7593/
Eimu7572/
Emmu7553/
Emui7541/
Aemu7526/
Eamu7512/
Esmu753/
Emhu752/
Emuj752/
Emgu751/
Oemu751/
Iemu751/
Hymu751/
Hjmu751/
Heimoud73129/
Chemmou7383/
Heymuth7339/
Hemmeud7321/
Hemouch7320/
Khemmou7314/
Chemoud7311/
Hemmoud738/
Chemuit735/
Heemhud735/
Heimuch734/
Chemutt734/
Chemouh733/
Chemuha733/
Chiemou733/
Cheumou732/
Chemaut732/
Heemmud732/
Cheemud731/
Hemault731/
Hemouth731/
Heimout731/
He'moud731/
Heymoud731/
Heymout731/
Hemmous731/
Chemaux731/
Cheumeu731/
Chemous731/
Chesmus731/
Cheemui731/
Hehmoud731/
Heismus731/
Chesmut730/
Hesmuth730/
Chemoux730/
Himou671,663/
Emoud671,259/
Emaus67713/
Chimu67438/
Hammu67433/
Hamui67426/
Emout67354/
Hymus67337/
Hamau67285/
Haimu67266/
Hemoo67252/
Ahmou67149/
Emous67146/
Jemou67145/
Hamuy67138/
Hamuh67132/
Emuss67127/
Emmou67120/
Emauz6794/
Ihmud6785/
Himau6777/
Jemau6763/
Jehmu6744/
Emouh6741/
Emush6737/
Esmus6735/
Ahmau6733/
Ahamu6732/
Hemoe6730/
Emmus6721/
Jemmu6718/
Emeus6718/
Emuut6718/
Khimu6715/
Esmau6715/
Geymu6714/
Hhamu6714/
Hoimu6713/
Haymu6712/
Eimut6712/
Eamus6712/
Gemou6712/
Emuhe6710/
Chemmouh6710/
Emmau679/
Esmud679/
Homeu679/
Jeamu678/
Jemui678/
Himuh678/
Heimoutt677/
Himud677/
Gemmu676/
Himus675/
Etmus675/
Haamu675/
Emuch674/
Emeue674/
Emahu674/
Hemmouch674/
Chehmout674/
Hajmu674/
Eamut673/
Homui673/
Hameu673/
Ahmui673/
Ahmuj672/
Homau672/
Gemau672/
Jihmu672/
Eimau672/
Eimus671/
Hemmoutt671/
Heimouth671/
Jeymu671/
Himmu671/
Eamud671/
Eemou671/
Eymud671/
Chemmoud671/
Hymou671/
Himuu671/
Gihmu671/
Emmeu671/
Emmuh671/
Emmui671/
Emaud671/
Emaux671/
Ejmut671/
Ahmmu671/
Aemou671/
Eamau671/
Hahmu671/
Ehmuu671/
Gemgu671/
Ahymu671/
Esmut671/
Himhu671/
Emoux670/
Emmut670/
Eumau670/

Hemu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hemu in the Bengali language
হেমুhemu-
Hemu in the Oriya language
େହମୁehamu92.59
େହମୁଦାସehamudasa3.7
େହମୂehamu3.7
Hemu in the Hindi language
हेमूhemu77.27
हेमुhemu22.61
हेमाhema0.13
Hemu in the Marathi language
हेमुhemu66.23
हेमूhemu33.11
खेमुkhemu0.44

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hemu
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