Hems

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Greek

From Ottoman Turkish حمص (Hıms) and Arabic حِمْص (Ḥims), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station”).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Hemsi Derived from Hems
Hemsen Derived from Hems
Hemsas Derived from Hems
Hemsing Derived from Hems
Hemsath Derived from Hems
Hemstad Derived from Hems
Hemsley Derived from Hems
Hemstock Derived from Hems
Aaron Greek origin
Abdias Greek origin

Popularity by Country

Hems

Rank #14389

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Hems

Rank #124109

Frequency 128 people (0.05 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 92.97%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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