# Hem (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hem/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,021 |
| US rank (2010) | 24,499 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 302,395 people |
| Change since 2000 | +24% (825 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Khmer ហែម (haem, “to add, to supplement”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hem in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 77% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |

## Similar surnames

Heim, Hemme, Huynh, Hahn, Hanna, Haney, Han, Hamm, Hannah, Ham, Hein, Hume.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.