Hemu Surname
Approximately 2,352 people bear this surname
Hemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1,892 | 1:84,227 | 3,859 |
| India | 196 | 1:3,913,599 | 107,087 |
| Indonesia | 171 | 1:773,387 | 59,023 |
| Ukraine | 31 | 1:1,468,474 | 118,175 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
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
The surname Hemu (Bengali: হেমু, Hindi: हेमू, Marathi: हेमु, Oriya: େହମୁ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hemu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hemu is the 181,039th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,098,446 people. The surname Hemu 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 common forename internationally, held by 6,978 people.
The surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 1,892 people, or 1 in 84,227. Aside from Bangladesh Hemu exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hemu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hemu in the Bengali language | ||
| হেমু | hemu | - |
| Hemu in the Oriya language | ||
| େହମୁ | ehamu | 92.59 |
| େହମୁଦାସ | ehamudasa | 3.7 |
| େହମୂ | ehamu | 3.7 |
| Hemu in the Hindi language | ||
| हेमू | hemu | 77.27 |
| हेमु | hemu | 22.61 |
| हेमा | hema | 0.13 |
| Hemu in the Marathi language | ||
| हेमु | hemu | 66.23 |
| हेमू | hemu | 33.11 |
| खेमु | khemu | 0.44 |
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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
- 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 Hemu
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