Lemako Surname
Approximately 2,138 people bear this surname
Lemako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,888 | 1:24,460 | 2,767 |
| South Africa | 122 | 1:444,080 | 37,713 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Lesotho | 22 | 1:92,389 | 10,629 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lemako (198) may also be a first name.
Lemako Demographics
Lemako Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lemako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lemako has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemako? popularity and diffusion
It is the 196,117th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,408,581 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Lemako live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lemako is also the 644,447th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 198 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,888 people, or 1 in 24,460. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Samburu County, where 99 percent live, Makueni County, where 0 percent live and Kajiado County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Kenya it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Lemako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lemako last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Lemako earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.57% less than the national average, earning R 162,624 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemakos | 92 | 17 | / |
| Lemakoa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lemmako | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lemasko | 92 | 2 | / |
| Leumako | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lemayko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lemachko | 86 | 421 | / |
| Lemashko | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lemaszko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lomako | 83 | 5,365 | / |
| Lemeko | 83 | 421 | / |
| Limako | 83 | 166 | / |
| Lamako | 83 | 80 | / |
| Lemaka | 83 | 42 | / |
| Lemoko | 83 | 15 | / |
| Lemaco | 83 | 6 | / |
| Limakou | 77 | 272 | / |
| Limakho | 77 | 23 | / |
| Lemaico | 77 | 17 | / |
| Limayko | 77 | 14 | / |
| Liemaka | 77 | 10 | / |
| Laemaka | 77 | 9 | / |
| Limaiko | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lomaiko | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lemekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemaika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemoiko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liemaco | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limaeko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemasco | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leumeko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lammako | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lomakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lomakoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leemaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemekho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemehko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lesmaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lomayko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemakau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemeiko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limachko | 71 | 64 | / |
| Lymachko | 71 | 12 | / |
| Lemoshko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lemmakka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemakhat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lomaka | 67 | 3,567 | / |
| Limaco | 67 | 2,898 | / |
| Lameko | 67 | 1,166 | / |
| Lomoko | 67 | 1,084 | / |
| Lamaka | 67 | 726 | / |
| Limoko | 67 | 446 | / |
| Lemeka | 67 | 330 | / |
| Limaka | 67 | 220 | / |
| Lomeko | 67 | 210 | / |
| Limeko | 67 | 83 | / |
| Límaco | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lamoko | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lamaco | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lemoka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lemoco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lomaco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemakahad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemaca | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lemako
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