Leme Surname

14,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Leme Surname User-submission:

Leme, in Portuguese, means 'rudder'.

Leme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil34,8101:6,150440
Papua New Guinea1,2581:6,481421
Indonesia3781:349,86630,283
Argentina2841:150,50512,722
France2511:264,63240,776
Congo1761:28,3472,979
Nigeria1451:1,221,67449,169
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
India1291:5,946,243139,967
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Cameroon961:216,34421,934
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Ivory Coast551:419,47714,125
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
England151:3,714,537119,675
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Albania51:582,81119,572
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
China51:273,464,31313,838
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Lemé (7) are calculated separately.

Leme (3,657) may also be a first name.

Leme Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Leme, in Portuguese, means 'rudder'.

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Leme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻢ, Marathi: लेमे, Oriya: େଲେମ, Russian: Лемье) is most common in Brazil. It may be found as: Lemé. Click here for other possible spellings of Leme.

How Common Is The Last Name Leme? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leme is the 14,606th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 191,039 people. The last name Leme occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Leme live; 92 percent live in South America and 91 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 116,748th most common first name globally, held by 3,657 people.

The last name Leme is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 34,810 people, or 1 in 6,150. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 85 percent live, Paraná, where 6 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 3 percent live. Outside of Brazil Leme exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Leme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leme has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leme last name rose 463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leme are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

Leme earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.71% more than the national average, earning $52,949 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemé927/
Lemes8993,358/
Lemme896,001/
Lesme895,083/
Lemee892,206/
Lemer891,299/
Lemeš89955/
Lemez89918/
Lemey89521/
Leime89307/
Leeme89289/
Lemet89240/
Lemeh89205/
Lemea89173/
Lemée89153/
Leyme89147/
Lemei8983/
Lemie8979/
Lieme8946/
Lemeu8941/
Loeme8939/
Lemed8934/
Lleme8932/
Laeme8931/
Leame8918/
Lemje8912/
Hleme897/
Leume895/
Letme894/
Lehme893/
Lheme893/
Lemge892/
Lemeş891/
Lgeme891/
Lem8629,844/
Lemmer808,544/
Lesmes808,534/
Leimer802,638/
Lemesh802,290/
Leamer80858/
Lemets80443/
Lemmet80435/
Leemet80404/
Lemeer80257/
Lemmey80254/
Leamey80195/
Lemech80178/
Llemes80152/
Lemmes80125/
Lesmez80114/
Lemmie80103/
Lehmed8085/
Lehmie8075/
Lehtme8062/
Leymet8050/
Leamie8042/
Leemee8029/
Leemer8021/
Llemet8017/
Lehmes8013/
Lesmer8013/
Laehme8011/
Leumie808/
Leymer806/
Lemezs806/
Lemmez806/
Leemed806/
Leemes805/
Letmer803/
Lessme803/
Lemecz803/
Lemmeh803/
Lemess803/
Leames803/
Leisme803/
Lemmed802/
Leitme802/
Lemmee802/
Lemmei802/
Leymes802/
Leimet802/
Lemest802/
Leemie802/
Lemeed802/
Lemees802/
Leesme802/
Liemei802/
Leimei802/
Leymez801/
Lemeez801/
Lemett801/
Lemmhe801/
L'Emer801/
Hleime801/
Hlemer801/
Leasme801/
Lemeis801/
Leimes801/
Lemher801/
Hlemme801/
Lehmei801/
Leetme801/
Leumeu801/
Lemehs801/
Lemeih801/
Lemesz801/
Lemieh801/
Lemmme801/
Leymie801/
Liemeh801/
Leamet801/
Laemee801/
Lemesd801/
Lethme801/
Leimie801/
Leehme801/
Liemey800/
Lemmea800/
Lehmey800/
Leamed800/
Laemie800/
Lema75218,879/
Lemi7516,022/
Liem7515,759/
Lame7513,162/
Lome759,158/
Lemm756,004/
Lime753,306/
Lemy751,040/
Lehm75901/
Leim75785/
Leem75558/
Leam75362/
Lyme75303/
Leum75152/
Lhem7572/
Leym7526/
Llem7511/
Hlem757/
Lesm754/
Lemj754/
Lemd753/
Lgem751/
Ljme751/
Lemh751/
Lemt751/
Lejm751/
Leemets73196/
Leismer7371/
Lehtmäe7354/
Leammet7324/
Leesmäe7315/
Lemesch7312/
Laemmie7310/
Lehmeit7310/
Leitmäe739/
Lemmeer734/
D'Leime733/
Leamech733/
Lemmett733/
Leimets733/
Leimetz732/
Lessmer732/
Lessmes732/
Leumieh731/
Leimech731/
Lemeisz731/
Leahmed731/
Leemetz731/
L'Hemed731/
L'Lemed731/
Lemmech731/
Lehmets731/
Leetmäe731/
Leemest731/
Laheyme731/
Lemmehs731/
Lemohie731/
Leamets731/
Hleemed731/
Lettmer730/
Leemmer730/
Lehmedt730/
Leamett730/
Lehmech730/
Lemma67163,236/
Lemay6732,024/
Laime6717,004/
Layme6712,532/
Leima678,653/
Lamey676,165/
Lemmi673,124/
Lameu672,480/
Lahme671,848/
Leamy671,796/
Lamei671,609/
Leema671,550/
Limer671,503/
Liema671,452/
Lomeu671,361/
Lamme671,344/
Limet67985/
Limes67923/
Gliem67823/
Lisme67740/
Lamee67684/
Leama67640/
Lomme67585/
Llema67563/
Lemmy67519/
Limea67505/
Lemoi67452/
Lemai67443/
Lehtmets67431/
Lameh67427/
Leyma67426/
Lemoa67391/
Limei67344/
Lemis67302/
Lemoy67280/
Liame67276/
Lomei67236/
Liome67219/
Lomea67185/
Hleem67166/
Lemiz67165/
Leumi67162/
Llame67154/
Lomeh67148/
Lihme67147/
Lemui67145/
Limme67132/
Lehemets67125/
Lemuy67118/
Lesmi67116/
Lemit67108/
Lomey67102/
Laame6795/
Lemii6782/
Lejmi6772/
Lemio6767/
Lemha6757/
Limey6754/
Laemi6754/
Luime6748/
Liehm6748/
Lamea6742/
Letmi6741/
Loime6739/
Lemih6739/
Leimi6735/
Hlome6732/
Limeh6728/
Leysmeer6726/
Lomee6725/
Hlema6722/
Limeu6721/
Llime6721/
Limed6719/
Lyhme6717/
Lemmé6714/
Lemid6713/
Leumy6712/
Lähme6711/
Leemi6710/
Lemij6710/
Lhome679/
Lemehova678/
Limej677/
Limee677/
Leymi677/
Loyme677/
Lehtmest676/
Leïma676/
Limez675/
Leami675/
Lémez675/
Lohme675/
Lheim674/
Liemy674/
Lemaa674/
Lehmi674/
Lheem673/
Liemi673/
Lemaj673/
Hlame673/
Hlemi672/
Loemi672/
Liemm672/
Lesmy672/
Lessm672/
Lemyo672/
Hlime672/
Hllem672/
Lhame672/
Șleam672/
Lemhi671/
Litme671/
Leuhm671/
Lajme671/
Leimeach671/
Lemoj671/
Lemth671/
Lehehmee671/
Lehemeid671/
L'Ehmeid671/
Llome671/
Lemés671/
Hleym671/
Lehmä671/
Leemheer671/
Lameș671/
Lemiy671/
Limeš671/
Leemy671/
Llhem671/
Liejm671/
Lemgi671/
Leesm671/
Hliem671/
Leimy670/
Lymee670/
Lehmd670/
Lehmy670/
Lemhs670/
Leittmer670/
Lyome670/

Leme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leme in the Oriya language
େଲେମelema-
Leme in the Marathi language
लेमेleme-
Leme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻢlm71.43
ﺍﻷﻡalam14.29
ﻟـﻢlm14.29
Leme in the Russian language
Лемьеleme-

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