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 Lema Salary in
United States
$41,530 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lema (Georgian: ლემა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻪ, Hindi: लेमा, Marathi: लेमा, Oriya: େଲମା, Russian: Лема) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may also occur as: Léma. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,295 people. Lema occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Lema live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,867th most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 536,842 people.
The surname Lema is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 113,329 people, or 1 in 861. Beside Ethiopia Lema is found in 117 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent live and Ecuador, where 11 percent live.
Lema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lema has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 10,278 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lema Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily 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 to vote for 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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