Lemech Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Lemech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| Papua New Guinea | 57 | 1:143,048 | 19,694 |
| Mauritania | 19 | 1:215,519 | 10,553 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Lemech (149) may also be a first name.
Lemech Demographics
Average Lemech Salary in
United States
$4,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lemech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemech Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lemech (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻤﺶ) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemech? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,281,391st most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Lemech are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lemech is also the 754,880th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 149 people.
The surname Lemech is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria Lemech is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 56 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 17 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and Mauritania, where 11 percent are found.
Lemech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lemech has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lemech Last Name Statistics demography
Lemech earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lemech Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lemech in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻌﻤﺶ | lmsh | - |
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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 Lemech
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