Leems Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Leems Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Leems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leems Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leems is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Leems click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leems? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Leems live; 44 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Leems is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 22 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lems | 89 | 1,560 | / |
| Leens | 80 | 259 | / |
| Liems | 80 | 71 | / |
| Lehms | 80 | 26 | / |
| Lemse | 80 | 7 | / |
| Leims | 80 | 3 | / |
| Loems | 80 | 2 | / |
| Laems | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hlems | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lemsz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lemms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leums | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lemss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leams | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lemsch | 73 | 47 | / |
| Leense | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lehens | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lemshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lejams | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leenns | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lens | 67 | 6,105 | / |
| Lams | 67 | 1,207 | / |
| Loms | 67 | 225 | / |
| Lims | 67 | 120 | / |
| Lemz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liggems | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyms | 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 Leems
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