Nemes Surname

21,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Nemes Surname User-submission:

Means noble in Hungarian. It's rumored to originate from Transylvania, from the 17th century.

There was an uprising led by Count István Bocskai against the Habsburg rulers of the Kingdom of Hungary. Hungary was cut into three parts at the time: the Ottoman province, the Habsburg controlled Kingdom of Hungary, and Transylvania.

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Nemes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary11,3141:86886
Romania7,4761:2,686364
Tanzania2,1511:24,6133,021
United States1,4501:249,97223,774
Australia3841:70,3018,321
Canada3031:121,60312,764
Spain2911:160,66011,663
Philippines2801:361,56548,101
Austria2481:34,3365,516
Brazil2341:914,84832,749
Israel1641:52,1816,835
Germany1441:559,06646,014
Argentina1231:347,50727,272
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
France1151:577,58977,507
England1131:493,08031,588
Slovakia851:62,78212,155
Colombia751:636,9887,733
Belgium601:191,61125,371
Lebanon511:110,5316,285
Algeria491:788,39941,493
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Finland71:785,24338,644
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Palestine61:758,14214,544
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Wales51:618,90625,852
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malta11:430,2723,380
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Nemeş (965), Nemeš (677), Nemeș (503), Nèmes (1) & Némes (1) are calculated separately.

Nemes (3,504) may also be a first name.

Nemes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Means noble in Hungarian. It's rumored to originate from Transylvania, from the 17th century.

There was an uprising led by Count István Bocskai against the Habsburg rulers of the Kingdom of Hungary. Hungary was cut into three parts at the time: the Ottoman province, the Habsburg controlled Kingdom of Hungary, and Transylvania. A lot of "hajdu"-s and peasants participated. Bocskai remunerated them by giving the the surname, Nemes. This is one of the reasons, why it is still common in today's Romania (especially in the former Hungarian parts).

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Nemes means 'noble' in Hungarian. The name was given to peasants and farmers by nobles for participation in battles. It is possible that it was also given to those with a noble complexion.

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Nemes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nemes (Arabic: نمس, Hindi: नेमेस, Russian: Немес) occurs most in Hungary. It may be found as a variant: Nemeş, Nemeš, Nemeș, Nèmes or Némes. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nemes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nemes is the 21,349th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 285,339 people. The surname Nemes is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Nemes reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Nemes is also the 119,923rd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 3,504 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 11,314 people, or 1 in 868. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Budapest, where 16 percent reside, Pest County, where 11 percent reside and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Hungary it exists in 74 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 29 percent reside and Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

Nemes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nemes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nemes last name expanded 36,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 11,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nemes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Nemes surname are 3.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.03% being registered with the party.

The amount Nemes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.4% less than the national average, earning €6,787 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning $20,526,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning $44,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $55,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nemeş93965/
Nemeš93677/
Nemeș93503/
Nèmes931/
Némes931/
Nemesh913,737/
Nemets912,554/
Niemes911,629/
Nemess9155/
Neames9154/
Neimes9145/
Neumes9139/
Neemes9118/
Nesmes9115/
Nemest9110/
Nemmes913/
Nemies913/
Nemese913/
Netmes912/
Nemeas911/
Ngemes911/
Neme8910,844/
Niemies8383/
Nemesch8334/
Neimesh8334/
Niemesz8313/
Niemesh8310/
Nhemies8310/
Neimets837/
Nemesse836/
Nemeths832/
Niemeys832/
Neemees831/
Neymets831/
Nemeese831/
Nemeets831/
Hnemets831/
Nemmesh830/
Neimies830/
Nemer8033,309/
Nemeh8027,999/
Nemec8016,387/
Names807,812/
Nemet806,335/
Nehme805,421/
Nemis802,670/
Gneme802,293/
Ngeme801,893/
Neame801,287/
Nesme801,191/
Nimes801,089/
Nieme80522/
Neume80455/
Nemez80398/
Nneme80375/
Nejme80331/
Neeme80300/
Neyme80221/
Nemje80133/
Nomes80114/
Nemie8076/
Nemme8059/
Neime8056/
Nemee8040/
Nemei8022/
Nemey8019/
Nemea8019/
Nheme8015/
Nîmes8010/
Nemed809/
Nemge808/
Nemex804/
Nemeu803/
Nemhe801/
Nemeû801/
Nīmes801/
Nemesová7771/
Nemesova7722/
Niemesch776/
Neimeist771/
Nemetsch771/
Nemmesch771/
Neemesse771/
Nimesh733,197/
Nymets731,723/
Nemysh73539/
Nemish73525/
Nemecz73376/
Neimet73355/
Nehmeh73336/
Nemmer73263/
N'Neme73254/
Niemis73194/
Neimer73166/
Neymet73105/
Naimes73102/
Nemett7390/
Nejmeh7373/
Nimets7361/
Namesh7358/
Nemais7357/
Nemejc7355/
Ngemhe7342/
Nemisz7340/
Niemie7335/
Neymer7329/
Ngemeh7325/
Niemez7321/
Namies7318/
Naymes7315/
Namess7315/
Nemech7313/
Ngneme7313/
Nehmey7311/
Nemmet7311/
Nheeme7310/
Neumeu7310/
Nameus739/
Nemizs738/
Nemhed737/
Nemmøe736/
Neamie736/
Nemyts736/
Gneime735/
Nesmei735/
Neimeh734/
Nneeme734/
Nnemme734/
Neymei734/
Nehmme734/
Niemeh733/
Neimei733/
Nemeph732/
Neemis732/
Neumea732/
Nemeer732/
Nomesh732/
Nemiss732/
Nammes732/
Neumie732/
Nemois732/
Neymis732/
Nahmes732/
Nimese732/
Nimeus732/
Neamme732/
Nomies731/
Nimies731/
Namees731/
N'Eyme731/
Neemer731/
Neemge731/
Nehhme731/
Neumee731/
Neimis731/
Nemerz731/
Noemis731/
Nomees731/
Neamer731/
Nehmie731/
Neimee731/
N'Emer731/
Nnemeh731/
Nnemie731/
Nameys731/
Neamei731/
Nismes731/
Nomeas731/
Nejmed731/
Neimey731/
Nemedh731/
Nemehy731/
Nemeåž731/
Nemieh731/
Nemihe731/
Neumis731/
Ngemei731/
Ngeeme731/
Niomes731/
Gnemis731/
Nhames731/
Ne'meh731/
Ngemge731/
Nyomes731/
Niemey731/
Nhemer731/
Neamis730/
Nemise730/
Neamee730/
Nemmey730/
Nemice730/
Nimmes730/
Nemeshova715/
Nema6714,558/
Nime676,042/
Nemi674,239/
Nemiche671,250/
Nyme67917/
Nemy67325/
Naimesh67122/
Nemmetz6729/
Neimetz6725/
Nhemetz6715/
Nemisch6715/
Neimeic6714/
Néme677/
Neimysh677/
Nemetch676/
Nhme676/
Nömmets676/
Neijmer676/
Nemehie674/
Nehmeth674/
Niemiez674/
Nemmeth673/
Nemeche673/
Nameesh673/
Nemisse672/
Nême672/
Neimiey672/
Neemetz671/
Naymets671/
Neumuis671/
Neymeer671/
Nemeeth671/
Nemeher671/
Niemish671/
Nimeesh671/
Neameah671/
Niemieh671/
Neimeah671/
Neameey671/
Nemishe671/
Nahmeus671/
Nammesh671/
Ngehmeh671/
Ngehmei671/
Nymesse671/
Nimease671/
Nimeshz671/
Neahmeh671/
Nemmeer671/
Nimmies671/
Nomeesh671/
Nesmeth670/
Nesmeer670/
Neimmer670/
Nesmish670/

Nemes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nemes in the Hindi language
नेमेसnemesa-
Nemes in the Russian language
Немесnemes-
Nemes in the Arabic language
نمسnms-

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