Lemaître Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Monaco

Lemaître Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemaître Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2951:38,9726,382
France1921:345,95252,007
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

The alternate forms: Lemaitre (24,578) & Lemaïtre (2) are calculated separately.

Lemaître Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemaître is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Lemaitre or Lemaïtre. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemaître? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 585,091st most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lemaître reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Lemaître is most widespread in Belgium, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 38,972. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 68 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 28 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Belgium this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in France, where 36 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemaitre9624,578/
Lemaïtre962/
Lematre93251/
Lemattre88388/
Lemaytre881/
Lematres880/
Lemastre880/
Lemare86488/
Lemaistre821,674/
Lemastres821/
Lemaire8079,690/
Lemarie803,794/
Lemitre80268/
Lemaure80166/
Lemetre8078/
Lemarre8020/
Leamare8013/
Lemaret809/
Lemares804/
Lemared802/
Lemêtre802/
Lemaree801/
Lehmare801/
Lemajre801/
Lemarey801/
Lemayre801/
Lemarge801/
Leymare800/
Lemeare800/
Leymarie752,732/
Lemettre75350/
Lemariey75321/
Lemestre75199/
Lemistre75147/
Leumaire7525/
Lemitres7518/
Lemetrie754/
Lehmaire752/
Lemairre752/
Lemaiere752/
Llemaire751/
Leimaire751/
Le'maire751/
Lemhares751/
Lemaires751/
Lemairey751/
Lemaaire751/
Lemaiire751/
Leamarie750/
Lemire7115,914/
Limare711,408/
Lemere711,175/
Lemyre711,103/
Lemari71716/
Lemara71610/
Lemary71103/
Lemestrez7133/
Lemère712/
Le'mestre711/
Lemestree711/
Lemestrer711/
Lemarí711/
Lemére711/
Leymairie711/
Lemiere672,374/
Lemerre67436/
Lemesre67357/
Lemeire67275/
Lemeret67120/
Lemirre6795/
Leamari6769/
Lemario6767/
Lemoire6756/
Limares6753/
Lemoyre6751/
Limarez6745/
Limarie6741/
Lemoure6741/
Leimara6731/
Limetre6722/
Lesmari6717/
Lemerez6711/
Lemerei679/
Lemaris675/
Lemerer675/
Lemeure675/
Laimare675/
Limared674/
Lemarhi673/
Lemarai673/
Lemaira673/
Leymary673/
Limaree673/
Lemerey672/
Limgare672/
Limhare672/
Lymarie672/
Lemerie672/
Lemuire672/
Liemara672/
Lemaroy672/
Lemarii672/
Limatri671/
Leymari671/
Lemargi671/
Lemhary671/
Lemirie671/
Leemary671/
Lismare671/
Llemari671/
Leumire671/
Lesmary671/
Lemmire671/
Lemärie671/
Liemari671/
Lemaroi671/
Lehmari671/
Lemereu671/
Liemmaitry671/
Limmaitree671/
Leemire670/
Lemiore670/
Lemhara670/

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