Around the world, Hemer (Hemer 
, هيمر 
) is a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently female forename. The first name Hemer is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Nicaragua, where it is a rare boy's name, Peru, and Colombia, where it is a very rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Peru, Philippines, and Mexico. More prevalently, Hemer is the last name as well as the forename.