Last name Hemde (Hem 
, Hemde 
, Hempes 
) , around the globe, is a common surname. The surname Hemde is characteristic of Norway, where it is quite a common surname, Tunisia, and Algeria, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt. Much more frequently, Hemde is the forename as well as the last name.