Lema Surname
Approximately 218,879 people bear this surname
Lema Surname User-submission:
Lema is a Galician surname linked to the place called Lema, one in Arzua and one in Carballo.
It appears in documents as old as 15XV century.
The origin of this name is not linked to the ones in Ethiopia, Tanzania, or Congo.
Read More About This SurnameLema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 113,329 | 1:861 | 144 |
| Tanzania | 35,507 | 1:1,491 | 194 |
| Ecuador | 23,386 | 1:680 | 93 |
| DR Congo | 8,284 | 1:8,918 | 1,105 |
| Spain | 6,721 | 1:6,956 | 861 |
| Cameroon | 4,613 | 1:4,502 | 539 |
| Argentina | 4,020 | 1:10,633 | 1,005 |
| United States | 3,289 | 1:110,203 | 12,015 |
| Bangladesh | 2,433 | 1:65,498 | 3,262 |
| Uruguay | 1,735 | 1:1,978 | 239 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Indonesia | 1,361 | 1:97,171 | 10,094 |
| Colombia | 1,161 | 1:41,149 | 2,275 |
| India | 1,144 | 1:670,512 | 31,469 |
| Uganda | 1,078 | 1:36,215 | 4,742 |
| Bolivia | 997 | 1:10,648 | 1,138 |
| Chile | 980 | 1:17,976 | 1,206 |
| Peru | 738 | 1:43,068 | 3,909 |
| Nigeria | 674 | 1:262,823 | 15,061 |
| Burkina Faso | 636 | 1:28,856 | 1,699 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| France | 393 | 1:169,015 | 26,299 |
| Philippines | 374 | 1:270,690 | 39,653 |
| Brazil | 337 | 1:635,235 | 23,555 |
| Congo | 332 | 1:15,027 | 1,852 |
| Kenya | 284 | 1:162,605 | 12,666 |
| Belgium | 277 | 1:41,504 | 6,803 |
| Benin | 240 | 1:43,065 | 5,517 |
| Papua New Guinea | 207 | 1:39,390 | 4,770 |
| Niger | 203 | 1:94,542 | 3,935 |
| Ukraine | 203 | 1:224,250 | 29,869 |
| Portugal | 189 | 1:55,123 | 3,035 |
| Venezuela | 183 | 1:165,050 | 4,906 |
| Cuba | 178 | 1:64,734 | 2,415 |
| Canada | 155 | 1:237,713 | 22,683 |
| England | 150 | 1:371,454 | 26,286 |
| Mexico | 146 | 1:850,179 | 12,018 |
| Switzerland | 90 | 1:91,255 | 10,041 |
| Poland | 85 | 1:447,162 | 46,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 63 | 1:9,207 | 1,553 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Russia | 59 | 1:2,442,764 | 142,518 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Malaysia | 46 | 1:641,179 | 30,740 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 | 1:1,214,275 | 27,625 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Eritrea | 9 | 1:527,989 | 318 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Haiti | 6 | 1:1,780,651 | 14,597 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Léma (1) are calculated separately.
Lema (536,842) may also be a first name.
Lema Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lema is a Galician surname linked to the place called Lema, one in Arzua and one in Carballo.
It appears in documents as old as 15XV century.
The origin of this name is not linked to the ones in Ethiopia, Tanzania, or Congo.
- sicuoyaLema Demographics
Average Male Lema Height
172.39 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lema (Georgian: ლემა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻪ, Hindi: लेमा, Marathi: लेमा, Oriya: େଲମା, Russian: Лема) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Léma. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lema? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,530th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 33,295 people. Lema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Lema are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Lema is also the 1,867th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 536,842 people.
It is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 113,329 people, or 1 in 861. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name is found in 117 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent are found and Ecuador, where 11 percent are found.
Lema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lema surname rose 10,278 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Christian (82%) in Kenya and Christian (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Lema are 42.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.28% registered with the party.
The amount Lema earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 94.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,692 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.37% less than the national average, earning R 163,092 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.11% more than the national average, earning $27,495,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $41,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $52,286 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lema Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lema in the Georgian language | ||
| ლემა | lema | - |
| Lema in the Marathi language | ||
| लेमा | lema | - |
| Lema in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲମା | elama | 91.67 |
| େବମାଲ | ebamala | 4.17 |
| େଲମ | elama | 4.17 |
| Lema in the Hindi language | ||
| लेमा | lema | 88.89 |
| लेम | lema | 11.11 |
| Lema in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻪ | allmh | 44.44 |
| ﻟﻌﻢ | lm | 11.11 |
| ﻟﻴﻤﺎ | lyma | 11.11 |
| ﺍﻟﻠﻤﺔ | allmt | 11.11 |
| ﻟﻤﻪ | lmh | 11.11 |
| ﻟﻌﻤﻪ | lmh | 11.11 |
| Lema in the Russian language | ||
| Лема | lema | - |
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Footnotes
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