Lemaku Surname
Approximately 647 people bear this surname
Lemaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 646 | 1:60,432 | 6,993 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lemaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lemaku is found most frequently in Uganda. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemaku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lemaku is the 506,723rd most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemaku reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 646 people, or 1 in 60,432. In Uganda Lemaku is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 88 percent are found, Koboko District, where 3 percent are found and Maracha District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemakuu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lemakau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lemeku | 83 | 85 | / |
| Lamaku | 83 | 21 | / |
| Limaku | 83 | 14 | / |
| Lomaku | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lemoku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Limakou | 77 | 272 | / |
| Liamaku | 77 | 7 | / |
| Lomakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limakhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limakau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemokeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemekeuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lamoku | 67 | 7 | / |
| Limacu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lameku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomekou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lomeiku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Limotku | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lamaacu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Limoukou | 57 | 4 | / |
| Lamoukou | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Lemaku
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