Lemayian Surname

68,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lemayian Surname User-submission:

Lemaiyan is a surname most prevalent among the Maa community, meaning 'one who is blessed'.

Lemayian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7,2011:6,413862
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lemayian (2,167) may also be a first name.

Lemayian Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lemaiyan is a surname most prevalent among the Maa community, meaning 'one who is blessed'.

- oloo

Lemayian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemayian occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lemayian.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemayian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 68,831st most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,010,335 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemayian reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lemayian is also the 161,080th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 2,167 people.

Lemayian is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 7,201 people, or 1 in 6,413. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Narok County, where 49 percent live, Kajiado County, where 38 percent live and Nakuru County, where 2 percent live. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 percent live.

Lemayian Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemaiyan881,302/
Lemoyian8810/
Lemeyian883/
Lamayian882/
Lemian8625/
Lemyan860/
Lemaiyann821/
Lemmaiyan821/
Leumian8020/
Lemiang806/
Lemayon804/
Lemiane803/
Lemihan802/
Lemoiyan754/
Lamaijan752/
Lemeyion751/
Lemeiyan751/
Lemmyang751/
Lehemian751/
Lomaiyan751/
Lamian71153/
Lemion7119/
Lamyan7116/
Lemean7114/
Lehmejian7113/
Lemjan718/
Limian718/
Lehemjyan714/
Lemyon711/
Lemiam711/
Lomian711/
Lemyanova711/
Lemaon711/
Lamijan67111/
Lemione6711/
Lemmion677/
Lahmian677/
Limyang675/
Limauan671/
Limayon671/
Lemaone671/
Lamiaan671/
Lommian671/
Lomihan671/
Leamean671/
Lemouan671/
Lemehan670/
Lemmyon670/

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