Lemb Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lemb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany821:981,77468,040
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Denmark311:182,08815,299
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Norway61:857,04855,549
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lemb (32) may also be a first name.

Lemb Last Name Facts

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

Lemb (Hindi: लेम्ब, Oriya: େବୱା, Russian: Лэмб) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lemb.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemb is the 950,707th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Lemb live; 31 percent live in Western Europe and 30 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 32 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 981,774. In Germany Lemb is primarily found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 66 percent live, Hesse, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 17 percent live.

Lemb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lemb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemb surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemb Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lemb earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.07% less than the national average, earning 221,236 kr per year and in United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlemb893/
Loemb893/
Lembs891/
Lembh891/
Liemb891/
Lmb865/
Loembh804/
Lamb75132,645/
Limb753,263/
Lemp752,411/
Lomb75543/
Lenb7519/
Lymb753/
Lmbh751/
Llmb751/
Lmbd751/
Lmbz751/
Lhmb751/
Lemv751/
Lembowa731/
Lembová731/
Lempe672,761/
Lempp67596/
Lambh67192/
Lemps6761/
Hlomb6737/
Limbs6721/
Luimb679/
Lammb678/
Leemw677/
Lemfe675/
Limbd674/
Lemph674/
Laamb673/
Liamb672/
Limbh671/
Glimb671/
Llamb671/
Limmb671/
Lempz671/
Lambå671/
Lenbz670/
Lempt670/
Lemff670/

Lemb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemb in the Hindi language
लेम्बlemba-
Lemb in the Oriya language
େବୱାebawa-
Lemb in the Russian language
Лэмбlemb-

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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 Lemb
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