Lemaire Surname

7,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Lemaire Surname Definition:

French "The Mayor."

Lemaire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France59,4651:1,11743
Belgium8,6471:1,33053
United States3,9021:92,89110,431
Canada3,3231:11,0881,662
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Netherlands5081:33,2425,528
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
French Polynesia3931:71547
Argentina3481:122,82610,376
Germany2161:372,71035,308
Thailand2141:330,08657,008
England1841:302,81622,992
Luxembourg1701:3,415447
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Switzerland861:95,49910,341
Uruguay851:40,3744,617
Spain771:607,16928,212
Haiti771:138,7526,057
Australia681:396,99632,204
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Costa Rica251:191,2032,498
Chile231:765,93416,989
Singapore211:262,27211,611
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
India131:59,005,029552,550
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Benin111:939,60046,216
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China31:455,773,85521,925
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Lemaire (316) may also be a first name.

Lemaire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

French "The Mayor."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lemaire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemaire (Arabic: ليمير) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemaire? popularity and diffusion

Lemaire is the 7,125th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 91,449 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Lemaire live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 494,051st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, held by 316 people.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 59,465 people, or 1 in 1,117. In France Lemaire is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 40 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Grand Est, where 8 percent reside. Besides France it is found in 89 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Lemaire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lemaire has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,890 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 497 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lemaire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lemaire last name are 10.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lemaire earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.48% more than the national average, earning R 281,556 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning $19,710,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $44,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.79% less than the national average, earning $43,824 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemaitre9324,578/
Leumaire9325/
Lehmaire932/
Lemairre932/
Lemaiere932/
Llemaire931/
Leimaire931/
Le'maire931/
Lemaires931/
Lemairey931/
Lemaaire931/
Lemaiire931/
Lemire9215,914/
Lemare92488/
Lemair92311/
Leymairie881/
Lemarie863,794/
Lemiere862,374/
Lamaire86981/
Lemeire86275/
Lemitre86268/
Lematre86251/
Lemaure86166/
Lehmair86125/
Lemirre8695/
Lemoire8656/
Lemaier8632/
Lemarre8620/
Leamare8613/
Lemaret869/
Lomaire865/
Lemares864/
Lemaira863/
Lemaitr863/
Lemuire862/
Lemared862/
Lemaird861/
Lemairz861/
Lemaree861/
Lemirie861/
Lehmare861/
Leumire861/
Lemajre861/
Lemarey861/
Lemayre861/
Lemmire861/
Lemarge861/
Leymare860/
Lemeare860/
Laemire860/
Leemire860/
Lemiore860/
Lemar832,160/
Lemir83215/
Lemre832/
Leymarie802,732/
Lemaître80535/
Lemattre80388/
Lemariey80321/
Lemierre80203/
Lettmair8041/
Letmaier8038/
Leitmair8022/
Lemitres8018/
Lehmaier8010/
Lethmair8010/
Lamairie802/
Lemaïtre802/
Lemhajir801/
Lemhares801/
Lemaytre801/
Liemiere801/
Leamarie800/
Lematres800/
Lamaiere800/
Lohmaire800/
Lamare7716,949/
Limare771,408/
Lemere771,175/
Lemyre771,103/
Lemarr77731/
Lemari77716/
Lemara77610/
Lamire77548/
Lemard77386/
Lemaur77348/
Lemier77292/
Leamar77149/
Lehmar77147/
Lemary77103/
Lomare77102/
Lemayr7794/
Lemiri7757/
Lemart7753/
Lomire7745/
Lemear7741/
Leimar7736/
Lemmar7731/
Lesmar7722/
Lemoir7721/
Leemar7713/
Leymar778/
Lemira775/
Limire774/
Lemeir773/
Limair772/
Liemar772/
Lemhar772/
Lemère772/
Lemhir772/
Lemarz771/
Laimre771/
Lemarí771/
Lemére771/
Llemir771/
Leimir770/
Lemirt770/
Lettmaier7535/
Lethmaier759/
Leitmaier753/
Leimiorey750/
Lehmeirer750/
Lamarre7115,823/
Lamarei71497/
Lemerre71436/
Lameire71389/
Lemesre71357/
Lemiraa71213/
Lemierz71157/
Lemeret71120/
Leemard7192/
Lemetre7178/
Lehmier7178/
Leamari7169/
Lemario7167/
Limares7153/
Lemoyre7151/
Lamaure7148/
Limarez7145/
Limarie7141/
Lemoure7141/
Lamirey7137/
Lamarie7134/
Leimara7131/
Limgire7123/
Lemmard7123/
Laemari7122/
Lesmari7117/
Lamaree7116/
Lamareh7115/
Lethmar7115/
Lemerez7111/
Lehmayr7111/
Lemerei719/
Leismar719/
Leamard717/
Lamairi717/
Lamoire716/
Lahmare716/
Lemaris715/
Lemerer715/
Lammare715/
Lemeure715/
Laimare715/
Llamare715/
Lessmar714/
Lemirio714/
Limared714/
Lemeira714/
Le'mart714/
Lemarhi713/
Lemarai713/
Leymary713/
Limaree713/
Lehmeir712/
Lemerey712/
Lemmier712/
Lamarea712/
Limgare712/
Limhare712/
Lymarie712/
Lemayer712/
Lemerie712/
Liemara712/
Lemêtre712/
Lemaroy712/
Lemarii712/
Limajir711/
Leymari711/
Lemargi711/
Lemhary711/
Lemoier711/
Leammar711/
Leasmar711/
Leemary711/
Lemhard711/
Lemhart711/
Lismare711/
Llemari711/
Luimire711/
Lymgair711/
Laimere711/
Lamaare711/
Lesmary711/
Lesmoir711/
Lemärie711/
Limires711/
Leymard711/
Liemari711/
Lemaroi711/
Limairi711/
Lehmiri711/
Lehmari711/
Lahmire711/
Lemereu711/
Lemmiri711/
Limmaitree711/
Letmard711/
Laymire710/
Lohmire710/
Litmire710/
Leimart710/
Lemmart710/
Lamarey710/
Lemiris710/
Lemmira710/
Lemhirt710/
Leimier710/
Lemeier710/
Lemhara710/
Lymar6711,556/
Lehmeier672,485/
Lemer671,299/
Limar671,062/
Lemmerer67601/
Lemarroy67377/
Lemettre67350/
Laimairi67137/
Lemarois67107/
Leitmeir6773/
Lehmayer6765/
Lahamare6735/
Leßmeier6735/
Lemereis6732/
Laamairi6730/
Lemerrer6726/
Lemhajri6726/
Leitmayr6726/
Lamaurie6718/
Lethmeir6715/
Lemhajry6714/
Lemmeier6714/
Lettmayr6713/
Leimeier6711/
Letmajer6710/
Limhares679/
Lemyr679/
Lymarets678/
Limir677/
Lemhajer674/
Leammari674/
Lemarova673/
Lammarre672/
Lemmeree672/
Lamayure672/
Lemhardt672/
Laymarie672/
Lehmajer672/
Limaarie671/
Limahare671/
Lesmartt671/
Leimaris671/
Lemeisry671/
Leamarri671/
Leameira671/
Lehmeyir671/
Lemharzi671/
Lammarie671/
Lymir671/
Lèmar671/
Lémar671/
Lamhairi671/
Lamarree671/
Leymerie671/
Llimares671/
Leammart671/
Lemyrehr670/
Leasmary670/
Lemahart670/
Lemourez670/

Lemaire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemaire in the Arabic language
ليميرlymyr-

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