Lemah Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lemah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2491:531,12143,021
Cameroon2021:102,81712,122
Nigeria1741:1,018,06242,870
Tanzania1111:476,95132,497
Liberia561:78,7246,600
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Lemah (1,671) may also be a first name.

Lemah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﺎﻩ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemah? popularity and diffusion

Lemah is the 423,328th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,908,980 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Lemah are found; 31 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 31 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 188,322nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 1,671 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 249 people, or 1 in 531,121. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Nusa Tenggara, where 85 percent reside, Bali, where 4 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemach9131/
Leimah9125/
Lemash9115/
Liemah917/
Laemah915/
Lemmah915/
Lehmah915/
Lemaha911/
Lemaah911/
Lemahe911/
Lema89218,879/
Lemaich83108/
Leumaha833/
Leimach831/
Leamach831/
Leemach831/
Lemahad831/
Letmach831/
Lemhath831/
Hleemah831/
Lemma80163,236/
Lamah8084,544/
Lemay8032,024/
Leima808,653/
Laema803,601/
Leema801,550/
Liema801,452/
Lemas80938/
Lesma80779/
Leama80640/
Limah80630/
Llema80563/
Lemau80447/
Lemai80443/
Leyma80426/
Lemoa80391/
Lomah80256/
Lemat80245/
Lemea80173/
Lemoh80160/
Leuma8082/
Lemha8057/
Letma8056/
Hlema8022/
Lemad8017/
Lemga8017/
Lemap8016/
Lehma8014/
Loema807/
Leïma806/
Lemaa804/
Lemaz803/
Lemaj803/
Lemaâ801/
Lymah801/
Lemho801/
Letmaath7725/
Leimeach771/
Leehmahh771/
Lomaha73881/
Lemaux73436/
Lemaić73304/
Lemass73153/
Letmau73119/
Lamaha7394/
Lymath7393/
Letmai7393/
Leetma7385/
Lammah7380/
Lehtma7363/
Laemai7360/
Lematt7357/
Lemgau7351/
Lamaah7350/
Lemoch7350/
Leemad7349/
Lemait7343/
Leymat7340/
Hlimah7338/
Leisma7335/
Leimas7333/
Lemats7332/
Leitma7329/
Laimah7324/
Lesmas7324/
Hlemma7324/
Lamahu7322/
Laemoh7321/
Limach7319/
Leamma7317/
Lemmat7317/
Leysma7317/
Leimau7316/
Lemmad7315/
Lohmah7314/
Liemai7313/
Letmay7312/
Leemoh7312/
Lemais7311/
Liemaa7311/
Leymas7310/
Leamas739/
Lemmoh739/
Leamoa739/
Liemoa738/
Limash738/
Loemau738/
Hleema738/
Loemaa738/
Lesmat737/
Lemaus736/
Leemga736/
Lajmah736/
Lemhat736/
Hlomah735/
Leimai734/
Llemma734/
Leumai734/
Leesma734/
Lahmah734/
Limaha734/
Leemai734/
Lemays733/
Leemay733/
Llemas733/
Laymah733/
Lhemma733/
Lemast732/
Leamai732/
Letmas732/
Leimat732/
Lemoht732/
Lemouh732/
Lemaas731/
Lemhau731/
Hlemay731/
Lommah731/
Llaema731/
Lleama731/
Lliema731/
Lyamah731/
Luimah731/
Hleima731/
Leimoh731/
Lehmai731/
L'Emai731/
Lemeih731/
Lematz731/
Lemaut731/
Limadh731/
Lemosh731/
Lesmad731/
Lymach731/
Lymash731/
Lamaih731/
Leamat731/
Lemhad731/
Lemooh731/
Leemha731/
Hlemha731/
Lehmay730/
Loemay730/
Lemmea730/
Leamay730/
Lima671,948,991/
Lama67336,121/
Loma6718,983/
Lemo675,747/
Lyma67159/
Leetmaa67155/
Lehtmaa6787/
Leesmaa6749/
Lemouth6721/
Líma6721/
Lohmaah6720/
Limahai6719/
Lemmouh6719/
Lehemaa6717/
Lemeaux6714/
Leitmaa6712/
Laimeah6711/
Limajhe679/
Lemault679/
Lemmats678/
Litmaha676/
Leimatz675/
Hleemad675/
Leahmad675/
Laamaha674/
Leehmad674/
Lemaats673/
Lamahai673/
D'Leema672/
Lemosch672/
Laehmai672/
Hleemat672/
Leesmay671/
Limeach671/
Llimath671/
Lemmatt671/
Hliemai671/
Laimach671/
Leimoha671/
Lheamas671/
Lýma671/
Lohiema671/
Léma671/
Leamoth671/
L'Lemay671/
Lessmas671/
Lemohie671/
Lehmait671/
L'Hemma671/
Laimash671/
Hlymach671/
Lemhaus670/

Lemah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﺎﻩlmah-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lemah
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