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
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
| 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
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- 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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