Lemama Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lemama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2371:194,85214,347
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lemama (50) may also be a first name.

Lemama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻤﺎﻣﻪ) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 820,032nd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lemama live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 50 people.

Lemama is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 194,852. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 94 percent are found, Makueni County, where 4 percent are found and Narok County, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Lemama occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Lemama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesmama9230/
Letmama921/
Lemamai921/
Lemaama921/
Lemasma921/
Lemgama921/
Lemamea921/
Lemhamad861/
Lomama83915/
Lemami83631/
Limama83315/
Lamama83303/
Lemema83156/
Lemamy8384/
Lemame8317/
Lemamo831/
Hleemamai801/
Lehmami77536/
Lahmama77239/
Lomamay77178/
Limamma7721/
Lamamau7719/
Lamamma7715/
Lemamou7714/
Lomamai7713/
Lomayma7712/
Limayma7710/
Limamad776/
Lehmame775/
Lemamme772/
Lemeima772/
Lemouma772/
Limaima772/
Lamamah772/
Lomamaa771/
Lammama771/
Lemaime771/
Limmama771/
Limamat771/
Lemaimy771/
Hlamama771/
Lemaimo771/
Limamai771/
Leimamo771/
Leemahamad751/
Lemhamed71212/
Lemaamer71172/
Lemammer71137/
Limmamma7124/
Lemahmed719/
Limhamad711/
Lemmaymi711/
Limamaya711/
Limame672,191/
Lemomo671,635/
Limami671,214/
Limema67479/
Lomema67357/
Limamy67216/
Lamamo6746/
Limamo6729/
Lemhaimid6712/
Lem'hamed676/
Lymame674/
Lamema674/
Lemhammed673/
Limamahas673/
Lemahmoud671/
Lomamo671/
Lemomi671/
Lymema671/
Limahamat671/
Lemhaimer671/

Lemama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻌﻤﺎﻣﻪlmamh50
ﻟﻌﻤﺎﻣﺔlmamt50

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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 Lemama
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