Leems Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Leems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lems891,560/
Leens80259/
Liems8071/
Lehms8026/
Lemse807/
Leims803/
Loems802/
Laems802/
Hlems802/
Lemsz801/
Lemms801/
Leums801/
Lemss801/
Leams800/
Lemsch7347/
Leense732/
Lehens732/
Lemshe731/
Lejams731/
Leenns731/
Lens676,105/
Lams671,207/
Loms67225/
Lims67120/
Lemz673/
Liggems671/
Lyms670/

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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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  • 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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