Lemede Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lemede Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemede Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania291:141,2027,956
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lemede (40) may also be a first name.

Lemede Last Name Facts

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

Lemede (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﺪﻩ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lemede.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemede? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemede live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Lemede is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 40 people.

The last name Lemede is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 141,202. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Assaba Region, where 72 percent are found, Trarza Region, where 14 percent are found and Adrar Region, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 3 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemeede922/
Lemesde922/
Leimeder862/
Lehmeide861/
Lemade83184/
Limede83138/
Lemeda8332/
Lamede835/
Lemide831/
Lemedi831/
Leumeudeu801/
Lemejda7736/
Lehmade7710/
Lemeida775/
Lamedee775/
Hlemeda773/
Limgede773/
Lameede773/
Lemaide772/
Lemedda772/
Lehmedi771/
Limedee771/
Lomeude771/
Lomedie771/
Leumade771/
Lemoide771/
Lemmade771/
Lemmeda771/
Lhommede71195/
Hlemeida7190/
Lemheidy7114/
Lehmeidi715/
Lammedee715/
Lemheidi715/
Leumadeu714/
Lemheïdy711/
Lemheïdi711/
Lamiedei711/
Lehmaide711/
Lehemedi711/
Lamide67834/
Lamade67660/
Lemhaider67170/
Limade6758/
Lamedi6756/
L'Hommede6732/
Lomade6727/
Lamode6716/
Lemadi6714/
Limide679/
Lomode675/
Lemidi674/
Lemodi672/
Limeda672/
Letmedoit671/
Lomide671/
Lemida671/
Lomedi671/
Lhommedie670/

Lemede Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemede in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﺪﻩlmdh56.52
ﻟﻤﺪlmd34.78
ﺍﻣﺪﻩamdh4.35
ﻟﻤﻮﺩlmwd4.35

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lemede
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