Leem Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Leem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2251:1,610,929108,055
South Korea571:898,952299
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Marshall Islands161:3,239698
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
India111:69,733,217610,955
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
China81:170,915,1968,932
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Leem (199) may also be a first name.

Leem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leem Come From? nationality or country of origin

Leem (Russian: Леем) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 566,665th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Leem are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 642,605th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 199 people.

Leem is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 1,610,929. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 41 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Tennessee, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 10 percent reside and Malaysia, where 9 percent reside.

Leem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leem has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leem last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Leem earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.56% more than the national average, earning $52,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $52,559 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeme89289/
Hleem89166/
Leeam8931/
Lejem8912/
Leyem897/
Lheem893/
Leesm891/
Lem8629,844/
Lhleem8016/
Leeyam805/
Lojeem805/
Leyeme805/
Leesme802/
Layeem802/
Hleemn802/
Loweem801/
Lajeem801/
Leeame801/
Leetme801/
Leehme801/
Leejim801/
Lehhem801/
Hleemh801/
Hleemt801/
Leggem800/
Leejom800/
Leme7538,147/
Liem7515,759/
Lemm756,004/
Leen755,868/
Lyem751,223/
Lehm75901/
Leim75785/
Loem75409/
Leam75362/
Laem75189/
Leum75152/
Luem75102/
Lhem7572/
Lemn7562/
Leym7526/
Llem7511/
Hlem757/
Lesm754/
Lemc754/
Lemd753/
Lgem751/
Lemh751/
Lemt751/
Lejm751/
Lemg750/
Leeheem7312/
Lohheem7310/
Leehame739/
Leeheam732/
Lemme676,001/
Lesme675,083/
Lenne674,115/
Leham67987/
Gliem67823/
Leime67307/
Loyem67253/
Leyme67147/
Lemne67103/
Layem6793/
Leent6752/
Liehm6748/
Lleme6732/
Lajem6726/
Leeng6724/
Leame6718/
Lojem6718/
Loemm6715/
Lejam6711/
Leend6711/
Leyom6711/
Laiem6710/
Hleme677/
Lowem676/
Leuam676/
Leume675/
Lejom675/
Lheim674/
Leyam674/
Letme674/
Leiim674/
Hleeheem674/
Lieam673/
Lejim673/
Lheme673/
Lawem673/
Liyem672/
Liemm672/
Lessm672/
Hllem672/
Șleam672/
Lluem672/
Leyim672/
Louem672/
Loehm671/
Leuhm671/
Lemth671/
Leahm671/
Lujem671/
Hleym671/
Leiam671/
Lijem671/
Lemnk671/
Leyum671/
Llhem671/
Lheen671/
Liejm671/
Lemnn671/
Hleen671/
Hliem671/
Lehmd670/
Lyemm670/
Lemhs670/
Leenn670/

Leem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leem in the Russian language
Леемleem-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leem
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