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

Nems (Russian: Немс) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Nemś. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nems? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 415,385th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. The surname Nems occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Nems are found; 68 percent are found in North Africa and 35 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 133,673. In Algeria Nems is most common in: Tiaret Province, where 56 percent reside, Skikda Province, where 43 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 0 percent reside. Not including Algeria this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 33 percent reside and Poland, where 22 percent reside.

Nems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nems has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 35 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nems
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