Around the globe, Hemde (Hem 
, Hemde 
, Hempes 
) is a widespread unisex first name. The given name Hemde is characteristic of Qatar, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but scarcely feminine name, India, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, and Mauritius, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Saudi Arabia, and Nepal. Very seldom, Hemde is the last name as well as the forename.