Lem Forename

50,587th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 13,262 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Lem Forename Definition:

LEMMIE. Diminutives of Lemuel.

Lem Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam
 
78%
5,2851:17,526507
Cambodia
 
62%
2,7961:5,820886
United States
100%
1,4531:249,5098,272
Ethiopia
100%
1,2711:76,7596,049
Indonesia-5751:448,63234,874
Papua New Guinea
73%
 
3831:21,2852,130
India
 
59%
2481:4,898,701188,656
Malaysia
57%
 
1631:186,80911,041
Philippines
81%
 
1551:683,93220,812
Pakistan
100%
1071:1,816,42725,597
Nigeria
50%
 
991:1,793,57937,113
Bhutan
 
73%
781:10,576628
Zimbabwe
90%
 
751:205,65112,270
Canada
100%
641:517,70913,457
Congo
 
72%
621:80,7945,459
Mexico
67%
 
541:2,298,97112,850
Thailand
 
76%
541:1,297,51542,811
Cameroon
100%
391:554,11517,419
South Sudan
86%
 
361:320,862717
Russia
92%
 
321:4,507,30322,729
Mauritania
100%
261:157,5095,170
England
67%
 
231:2,417,51828,771
Iran-161:4,906,05419,171
Honduras
100%
131:678,2678,995
China-101:136,605,57866,281
Kenya-91:5,145,23427,509
Brazil-91:23,804,017218,524
Australia-81:1,707,20316,445
Taiwan
100%
81:2,971,21060,968
South Africa
100%
81:6,816,581127,931
Venezuela
100%
71:4,314,55660,709
Peru
86%
 
71:4,541,63634,195
Ukraine
83%
 
61:7,583,31811,559
Slovenia
100%
51:491,7525,628
France-51:13,294,06836,843
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Albania
100%
41:761,64222,793
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Kosovo-41:465,36011,976
Saudi Arabia-41:7,703,14117,485
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Netherlands
92%
 
31:5,634,02829,480
Switzerland
100%
31:2,737,83221,065
Germany
58%
 
21:48,338,93872,742
Croatia
100%
21:2,108,53815,895
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Kazakhstan
100%
21:8,873,42235,327
Cuba-21:5,753,2769,613
Chile
50%
 
21:8,803,60433,591
Italy
90%
 
21:30,531,04557,596
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Burkina Faso
100%
11:18,379,469100,219
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014

The alternate forms: Lém (1) are calculated separately.

Lem (29,844) may also be a surname.

Lem Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

LEMMIE. Diminutives of Lemuel.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Lem Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lém891/
Liem8671,436/
Leme863,657/
Lemm86966/
Leam86520/
Lemn86209/
Leem86199/
Leum86108/
Leim8680/
Lhem8644/
Lemh8633/
Lejm8617/
Hlem8615/
Lemë8612/
Llem8611/
Leym8610/
Lehm867/
Lemg864/
Lemt863/
Lesm862/
Lemd862/
Lemc861/
Lemme75564/
Lesme75368/
Leame75227/
Leeme75196/
Letme7553/
Leime7545/
Leemh7545/
Leyme7526/
Hleem7514/
Lemne7513/
Lleme758/
Leemn757/
Gliem754/
Leamm753/
Lhiem752/
Lemhe752/
Lleem752/
Hleme751/
Hlwem751/
Hleam751/
Lheam751/
Lewmu751/
Hleum751/
Lejhm751/
Le Mo751/
Leesm751/
Hlemn751/
Lheem751/
Leeym751/
Leihm751/
Lesmh751/
Lemtt751/
Lleam751/
Hliem751/
Hleim751/
Lheme751/
Lim67127,227/
Len67100,135/
Lym67333/
Hleemt6781/
Lne6741/
Hleemh6722/
Hleemn6721/
Ljm6713/
Lleime679/
Leamme679/
Lleyme676/
Le-Amm672/
Lahiem672/
Llemme672/
Leamhe672/
Leomiu671/
Lehtme671/
Gliemm671/
Llehem671/
Lemgue671/
Lhetme671/
Lheame671/
Lethme671/
Leemww671/

Lem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lem in the Russian language
Лемlem-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lem