Leme Surname
Approximately 38,147 people bear this surname
Leme Surname User-submission:
Leme, in Portuguese, means 'rudder'.
Leme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 34,810 | 1:6,150 | 440 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,258 | 1:6,481 | 421 |
| Indonesia | 378 | 1:349,866 | 30,283 |
| Argentina | 284 | 1:150,505 | 12,722 |
| France | 251 | 1:264,632 | 40,776 |
| Congo | 176 | 1:28,347 | 2,979 |
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| India | 129 | 1:5,946,243 | 139,967 |
| United States | 125 | 1:2,899,671 | 170,778 |
| Cameroon | 96 | 1:216,344 | 21,934 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Ivory Coast | 55 | 1:419,477 | 14,125 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1:343,176 | 22,254 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Haiti | 7 | 1:1,526,272 | 14,436 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Lemé (7) are calculated separately.
Leme (3,657) may also be a first name.
Leme Surname Meaning
Leme Demographics
Average Leme Salary in
United States
$52,949 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lemé. For other possible spellings of Leme click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leme? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,606th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 191,039 people. Leme is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Leme live; 92 percent live in South America and 91 percent live in Luso-South America. Leme is also the 116,748th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 3,657 people.
The last name Leme is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 34,810 people, or 1 in 6,150. In Brazil Leme is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 85 percent are found, Paraná, where 6 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 3 percent are found. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 65 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
Leme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leme has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leme last name expanded 463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leme Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leme last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the 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
Leme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leme in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲେମ | elema | - |
| Leme in the Marathi language | ||
| लेमे | leme | - |
| Leme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻢ | lm | 71.43 |
| ﺍﻷﻡ | alam | 14.29 |
| ﻟـﻢ | lm | 14.29 |
| Leme in the Russian language | ||
| Лемье | leme | - |
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