Lemau Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lemau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2081:254,52720,548
South Africa731:742,16051,964
France701:948,896108,010
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lemau (48) may also be a first name.

Lemau Last Name Facts

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

Lemau (Hindi: लेमउ, Oriya: େଲମଉ) is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 669,375th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Lemau live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lemau is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname Lemau is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 208 people, or 1 in 254,527. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 90 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 4 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Lemau exists in 12 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.

Lemau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lemau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemau surname increased 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lemau last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lemau earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.39% less than the national average, earning R 101,268 per year and in United States they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $45,818 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemaux91436/
Letmau91119/
Lemgau9151/
Leimau9116/
Loemau918/
Lemaus916/
Lemhau911/
Lemaut911/
Lema89218,879/
Lemu899,412/
Lemeaux8314/
Lemault839/
Lemhaus830/
Lemus80176,841/
Lemma80163,236/
Lemay8032,024/
Lemou8010,743/
Leima808,653/
Lemuz805,204/
Laema803,601/
Leema801,550/
Liema801,452/
Lemas80938/
Limau80838/
Lemah80818/
Lesma80779/
Lemut80670/
Leama80640/
Llema80563/
Lemuh80502/
Lemai80443/
Leyma80426/
Lemoa80391/
Leimu80256/
Lemat80245/
Lamau80223/
Lemea80173/
Lemui80145/
Lemuy80118/
Lemud80113/
Lemue80108/
Leuma8082/
Lomau8063/
Lemha8057/
Letma8056/
Leemu8044/
Lemeu8041/
Hlema8022/
Lemad8017/
Lemga8017/
Lemae8017/
Lemap8016/
Hlemu8016/
Lehma8014/
Lemmu8013/
Laemu807/
Loema807/
Leïma806/
Lemux804/
Lemaa804/
Lemaz803/
Lemaj803/
Liemu801/
Lhemu801/
Leumu801/
Lemaâ801/
Leamu801/
Llemu801/
Lemgu801/
Lemuu801/
Lehmhaus77110/
Leimhaus778/
Lemuya732,561/
Lehmus73724/
Lemaić73304/
Lemoux73279/
Lemeha73209/
Lemeux73190/
Lemass73153/
Lamayu73142/
Lemeya73125/
Letmai7393/
Leetma7385/
Lehtma7363/
Laemai7360/
Limaux7359/
Lematt7357/
Lemaya7355/
Lemmou7350/
Leemad7349/
Leumou7347/
Lemait7343/
Leymat7340/
Leisma7335/
Leimas7333/
Lemats7332/
Lemach7331/
Leitma7329/
Lemoud7328/
Leimah7325/
Lesmus7325/
Lesmas7324/
Hlemma7324/
Lamahu7322/
Leamae7322/
Leimui7321/
Lemmus7320/
Lemiya7319/
Leamma7317/
Lahmau7317/
Lemmat7317/
Leysma7317/
Lemeus7316/
Lemash7315/
Lemous7315/
Laimau7315/
Lemmad7315/
Lemuja7314/
Leamus7313/
Lemayi7313/
Liemai7313/
Letmay7312/
Leemud7312/
Lemais7311/
Liemaa7311/
Leymas7310/
Leamas739/
Lemoja739/
Leamoa739/
Liemoa738/
Lemeyu738/
Hleema738/
Leemue738/
Leimue738/
Loemaa738/
Laamau737/
Liemah737/
Lesmat737/
Limaus736/
Lemeah736/
Leemga736/
Lemeja736/
Lemuye736/
Lemhat736/
Laemah735/
Lemmah735/
Lehmah735/
Leimuz735/
Liamau735/
Lemaii735/
Leimai734/
Llemma734/
Leumai734/
Leesma734/
Lemayo734/
Lemaia734/
Lemeut734/
Leemai734/
Lemout733/
Lemays733/
Leemay733/
Llemas733/
Lemaie733/
Lemuss733/
Lhemma733/
Lemast732/
Leamai732/
Letmas732/
Lemuch732/
Leimat732/
Lemouh732/
Lemusz732/
Lemhud732/
Leemus731/
Lemuie731/
Lesmui731/
Lemaas731/
Lemaha731/
Lemayy731/
Lemeue731/
Lemeui731/
Lemuis731/
Leemou731/
Hlemay731/
Lemouz731/
Leamue731/
Lismau731/
Llaema731/
Lleama731/
Lliema731/
Hleima731/
Lehmou731/
Leimou731/
Leismu731/
Lehmai731/
L'Emai731/
Lamaiu731/
Leumeu731/
Lemaiy731/
Lematz731/
Lemawe731/
Lemmuy731/
Lemaah731/
Lemuid731/
Lemuyo731/
Liemou731/
Hlemue731/
Lemahe731/
Lesmad731/
Leamat731/
Leamud731/
Lemhad731/
Leemha731/
Hlemha731/
Lehmay730/
Loemay730/
Lemmea730/
Limeau730/
Leamay730/
Leimus730/
Lesmayoux7120/
Leymajoux711/
Lima671,948,991/
Lama67336,121/
Loma6718,983/
Limu677,820/
Lemo675,747/
Lamu675,744/
Lemoult67681/
Lomu67403/
Lehmoud67224/
Liamayu67185/
Lyma67159/
Leetmaa67155/
Lemaich67108/
Lemagie67105/
Lesmaya6799/
Lehtmaa6787/
Lehmhus6756/
Leesmaa6749/
Lemoues6729/
Lemouth6721/
Líma6721/
Lemeiux6720/
Lemmouh6719/
Lehemaa6717/
Lymu6713/
Leamous6712/
Leitmaa6712/
Lemoust6711/
Lehemae678/
Lemmats678/
Leimatz675/
Hleemad675/
Leahmad675/
Lesmaji674/
Lemuyet674/
Leehmad674/
Leumaha673/
Lemaats673/
Lemouee673/
D'Leema672/
Leemuis672/
Lemmous672/
Limeaux672/
Lemuyah672/
Laehmai672/
Hleemat672/
Leesmay671/
Liemaji671/
Leumaye671/
Leimach671/
Lemawed671/
Lemayee671/
Lemmatt671/
Leamach671/
Leamuut671/
Leemach671/
Hliemai671/
Lemouss671/
Leimoha671/
Lheamas671/
Lýma671/
Lemahad671/
Lohiema671/
Léma671/
Lehemui671/
Leamaye671/
L'Lemay671/
Lessmas671/
Lemmoud671/
Lemmutt671/
Lemouée671/
Lemujaa671/
D'Lemus671/
Letmach671/
Lehmait671/
Lemmiya671/
Lemouii671/
Lheamud671/
L'Hemma671/
Lemhath671/
Leehmud671/
Hleemah671/
Leymous670/
Leemeux670/

Lemau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemau in the Hindi language
लेमउlema'u-
Lemau in the Oriya language
େଲମଉelama'u-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lemau
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