Lemayan Surname

460,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lemayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6771:68,2136,511
Tanzania541:980,40045,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Lemayan (127) may also be a first name.

Lemayan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemayan is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lemayan.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemayan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lemayan is the 460,168th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,928,537 people. Lemayan is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemayan are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lemayan is also the 825,494th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 127 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 677 people, or 1 in 68,213. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Samburu County, where 63 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 18 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Lemayan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lemayan last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Lemayan
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