Leemah Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Leemah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Leemah (14) may also be a first name.
Leemah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leemah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leemah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leemah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Leemah reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.
It is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 367,378. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 83 percent are found, Bong County, where 8 percent are found and Lofa County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 30 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehema | 83 | 881 | / |
| Leamah | 83 | 281 | / |
| Leimah | 83 | 25 | / |
| Liemah | 83 | 7 | / |
| Leomah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Laeema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lehhema | 77 | 107 | / |
| Leumaha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lahemah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liema | 73 | 1,452 | / |
| Leoma | 73 | 985 | / |
| Leuma | 73 | 82 | / |
| Lyema | 73 | 79 | / |
| Lahema | 67 | 395 | / |
| Lihema | 67 | 163 | / |
| Lehama | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lehemo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Liesma | 67 | 23 | / |
| Lehima | 67 | 22 | / |
| Liemai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Liymah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Liemaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Liemoa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Leumai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Leamoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lohema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Le'oma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leimoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lliema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lijema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leomay | 67 | 0 | / |
| Liemas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leemah
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