Cognomen Хем (Hem 
, Heem 
, Хем 
) , around the world, is a common last name. The family name Хем is habitual in Norway, where it is quite a common surname, Tunisia, and Algeria, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Egypt, and Tunisia. Much more frequently, Хем is the forename as well as the last name.