Lemeau Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lemeau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemeau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France601:1,107,045119,335
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lemeau Last Name Facts

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

Lemeau is found most frequently in France. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemeau? popularity and diffusion

Lemeau is the 2,414,640th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Lemeau reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most common in France, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 1,107,045. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 45 percent live, Brittany, where 37 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 13 percent live. Apart from France this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live.

Lemeau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lemeau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lemeau last name fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lemeha83209/
Lemieu8310/
Lemeyu838/
Lemeah836/
Lemmea830/
Lemeiux7720/
Lemieuy771/
Limea73505/
Lemia73125/
Lemiu7327/
Lemya733/
Letmesea711/
Lemaheeu711/
Lemaheiu711/
Lamyea67361/
Lemius67282/
Lemias67214/
Limehu6779/
Lemjad6753/
Lemiux6728/
Limmea6726/
Lemiah6718/
Lemjou6710/
Lemiye6710/
Lomeha679/
Lomeju679/
Lesmia677/
Lemiaa675/
Lemmia675/
Lameha674/
Lemyah671/
Lemuyu671/
Lamiea671/
Lemyuy671/
Lemoiu671/
Lameah671/
Laimea671/
Lemiat671/
Lomiea671/
Lemiuy670/

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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 Lemeau
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