Lehema Surname

399,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lehema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6501:113,66112,476
Lesotho1691:12,0272,684
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lehema (1,452) may also be a first name.

Lehema Last Name Facts

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

Lehema occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehema? popularity and diffusion

It is the 399,363rd most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,271,902 people. The surname Lehema is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lehema reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 204,693rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 1,452 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 650 people, or 1 in 113,661. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Lehema Last Name Statistics demography

Lehema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.57% less than the national average, earning R 53,292 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehhema92107/
Lahema83395/
Lihema83163/
Lehama8335/
Lehemo8327/
Lehima8322/
Leemah8320/
Lohema832/
Lehoma832/
Laeema831/
Lahemma7726/
Lahemaa7712/
Lehimas7710/
Liehama777/
Lahemah771/
Lehomaa771/
Liema731,452/
Leoma73985/
Leuma7382/
Lyema7379/
Lähesmaa7113/
Lehismaa719/
Laheimai711/
Lihoma671,357/
Lihemo67348/
Leamah67281/
Lehomo67248/
Lahima67174/
Lohima6725/
Leimah6725/
Liesma6723/
Lohemo6721/
Liemai6713/
Lihima6711/
Liemaa6711/
Liemoa678/
Liemah677/
Lihama675/
Leumai674/
Le'oma672/
Leomah672/
Lehimo672/
Lijema671/
Leaima671/
Lliema671/
Liemas670/
Leomay670/

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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 Lehema
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