Lemchi Surname

473,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lemchi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6881:257,47514,824
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England51:11,143,612252,590
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Lemchi (72) may also be a first name.

Lemchi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemchi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemchi? popularity and diffusion

Lemchi is the 473,192nd most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 10,293,144 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lemchi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lemchi is also the 1,143,416th most common first name globally, borne by 72 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 688 people, or 1 in 257,475. In Nigeria Lemchi is most numerous in: Rivers, where 27 percent are found, Abia, where 25 percent are found and Lagos, where 21 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Lemchi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lemchi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.28% less than the national average, earning R 42,120 per year and in United States they earn 89.6% more than the national average, earning $81,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemmchi921/
Lemhi911/
Lemchait8638/
Laemchai865/
Leamchai861/
Lemche83260/
Lamchi8366/
Lenchi8352/
Lemcha836/
Limchi834/
Lemshi833/
Llemhi832/
Lemkhi831/
Lemcheich808/
Limchai77232/
Laamchi77170/
Lamchai77118/
Limchoi7754/
Lemdche7719/
Lenchis7712/
Lomchoi776/
Lenschi775/
Leunchi773/
Lemchet771/
Lemtche771/
Limchit771/
Liamchi771/
Lammchi771/
Lemchep771/
Lenchai771/
Lemcher770/
Lienchi770/
Lenci733,751/
Lemsi7380/
Lemki7369/
Limci734/
Lemzi733/
Lemji733/
Lemgi731/
Lemcy731/
Leemhuis711,777/
Liamchui7187/
Hlenschi7144/
Lyamchai714/
Leemhois711/
Leanhchi711/
Laimechi711/
Lemcke673,770/
Lencha672,442/
Linchi67279/
Lamche67127/
Lenceh6745/
Lemkie6736/
Lemjid6733/
Lenche6733/
Lenciy6732/
Lencis6729/
Lemgit6727/
Lemsid6720/
Limcha6718/
Limcui6713/
Lencit6712/
Lemkoi679/
Lenshi676/
Lynchi674/
Leemji674/
Lemkis672/
Lemjoi671/
Limchy671/
Lemkit671/
Lemmhe671/
Lencai671/
Lemher671/
Lemhke671/
Lemkai671/
Lenchy671/
Lemshe671/
Lemsie671/
Lemzeh671/
Lemzie671/
Limshi671/
Lemkeh670/
Lemcky670/
Lemmce670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lemchi
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