Nems Surname

415,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Nems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2891:133,67318,229
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Poland1881:202,17426,943
Austria181:473,08046,251
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
England91:6,190,895170,599
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Georgia41:936,38624,100
France31:22,140,907385,998
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Nemś (375) are calculated separately.

Nems (25) may also be a first name.

Nems Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nems (Russian: Немс) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Nemś. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nems? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nems is the 415,385th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 8,696,356 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Nems reside; 68 percent reside in North Africa and 35 percent reside in Mahgreb. Nems is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 25 people.

The last name Nems is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 133,673. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Tiaret Province, where 56 percent live, Skikda Province, where 43 percent live and Algiers Province, where 0 percent live. Outside of Algeria Nems occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 33 percent live and Poland, where 22 percent live.

Nems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nems has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nems surname contracted 35 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nems Last Name Statistics demography

Nems earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nemś92375/
Neems89323/
Niems89102/
Nemsz8939/
Neims8937/
Nemse8924/
Nehms897/
Neams896/
Ngems893/
Neums892/
Nemns891/
Nemms891/
Nemsh891/
Nemsch8012/
Gnehms804/
Neemse803/
Neihms800/
Nims752,436/
Noms75201/
Nams75194/
Nens7568/
Nyms755/
Nemz751/
Naemsch7322/
Niemsch7312/
Neamsch734/
Nehmsch733/
Nemsova733/
Nimse679,552/
Noens671,329/
Niens67562/
Niemz67428/
Nemje67133/
Nimsz67125/
Nense6718/
Nimms6717/
Nuens6717/
Nenns6713/
Naams6713/
Neuns6713/
Nnams678/
Naims678/
Nemce677/
Neens674/
Namsh673/
Nensh672/
Nnoms672/
Nyoms672/
Nensz671/
Nemch671/
Nehns671/
Nuims671/
Nomms671/
Nimsh671/
Najms671/
Nemše671/
Niemś671/
Nymsz671/
Ngemz671/
Nohms670/

Nems Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nems in the Russian language
Немсnems-

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Footnotes

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