Lemao Surname

168,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lemao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9031:28,4703,665
Lesotho3691:5,5081,130
Botswana2321:9,4261,714
France161:4,151,420237,746
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Lemao (116) may also be a first name.

Lemao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemao is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lemao is the 168,686th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,845,586 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lemao live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lemao is also the 868,627th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 116 people.

Lemao is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,903 people, or 1 in 28,470. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, North West, where 22 percent live and Limpopo, where 21 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 14 percent live and Botswana, where 9 percent live.

Lemao Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lemao earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 39.64% less than the national average, earning R 143,448 per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemmao9149/
Lemaho916/
Leymao914/
Lemaou913/
Lesmao911/
Loemao911/
Lemaout8320/
Lemaoud837/
Limao801,112/
Lemoa80391/
Lamao80276/
Lomao8082/
Lemaoult771/
Lemoha73243/
Lemoua73205/
Lammao7340/
Laemoa7319/
Limhao7315/
Limaho7314/
Leamoa739/
Liemoa738/
Limaos735/
Limmao735/
Leameo732/
Lemaua732/
Lomaeo731/
Lomaho731/
Limaoh731/
Limaoa731/
Lemoau731/
Loimao731/
Lomaoy731/
Lemoas731/
Lamhao731/
Lemgoha67783/
Lemaiya677/
Lemayia675/
Lemouat673/
Lemouad671/
Lemaheu671/
Lemajia671/
Leimoha671/
Lahamao671/

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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 Lemao
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