Lemayian Surname
Approximately 7,213 people bear this surname
Lemayian Surname User-submission:
Lemaiyan is a surname most prevalent among the Maa community, meaning 'one who is blessed'.
Lemayian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7,201 | 1:6,413 | 862 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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'.
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Lemayian Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lemayian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemayian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lemayian is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemayian? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lemayian is the 68,831st most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,010,335 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemayian live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 161,080th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 2,167 people.
The last name Lemayian is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 7,201 people, or 1 in 6,413. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 49 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 38 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.
Lemayian Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lemayian last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemaiyan | 88 | 1,302 | / |
| Lemoyian | 88 | 10 | / |
| Lemeyian | 88 | 3 | / |
| Lamayian | 88 | 2 | / |
| Lemian | 86 | 25 | / |
| Lemyan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Lemaiyann | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lemmaiyan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Leumian | 80 | 20 | / |
| Lemiang | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lemayon | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lemiane | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lemihan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lemoiyan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lamaijan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lemeyion | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lemeiyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lemmyang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lehemian | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lomaiyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lamian | 71 | 153 | / |
| Lemion | 71 | 19 | / |
| Lamyan | 71 | 16 | / |
| Lemean | 71 | 14 | / |
| Lehmejian | 71 | 13 | / |
| Lemjan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Limian | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lehemjyan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lemyon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemiam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lomian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemyanova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemaon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lamijan | 67 | 111 | / |
| Lemione | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lemmion | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lahmian | 67 | 7 | / |
| Limyang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Limauan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limayon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemaone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamiaan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lommian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomihan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leamean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemouan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemehan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lemmyon | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Lemayian
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