Lemein Surname

153,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lemein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,7991:16,4991,981
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Lemein (673) may also be a first name.

Lemein Last Name Facts

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

Lemein (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﻴﻦ, Oriya: େଲେମଇଁ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lemein click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemein? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemein is the 153,588th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,546,312 people. The last name Lemein occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lemein live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lemein is also the 319,704th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 673 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,799 people, or 1 in 16,499. In Kenya Lemein is most common in: Narok County, where 79 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 9 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 5 percent are found. Barring Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Lemein Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lemein last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Lemein earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 177.24% more than the national average, earning $119,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemetin9234/
Lemesin9221/
Lemeyin9214/
Lemeine924/
Leimein921/
Lemeing920/
Lehmeine861/
Lemessin861/
Lemeyion861/
Lemeying860/
Lemine8315,496/
Leminh832,788/
Lemoen83409/
Lemain83294/
Lemene83226/
Lamein83208/
Lemien8365/
Lemgen8356/
Lemoin8327/
Lemean8314/
Lemeim8312/
Lemaen8311/
Limein837/
Lemhen831/
Lemeun831/
Lomein831/
Lemeen831/
Lemenh831/
Lemeyn830/
Lemeschin803/
Lemoine7751,466/
Lemoing77877/
Lemaine77684/
Lameijn7769/
Lemenhe7715/
Lematin7712/
Lemeune7711/
Leumean7711/
Lemmien7710/
Leamien776/
Limesin775/
Lemegne775/
Lemmgen775/
Lemisin775/
Llemine773/
Lehmine773/
Lomhein773/
Lemhina773/
Leameim772/
Lemoind772/
Lemuine772/
Lemiten771/
Lemayen771/
Lemitin771/
Lemmeim771/
Lemmine771/
Lemoinc771/
Lemoint771/
Leemeim771/
L'Emine771/
Leamine771/
Leamean771/
Lehmien771/
Laemain771/
Lemesne771/
Lemgaen771/
Lemgain771/
Leymene771/
Lemaian771/
Lemiyon771/
Leemeen771/
Lemehan770/
Lommein770/
Lemoyen770/
Leman7316,576/
Lemhacen7170/
Lemoinne7142/
Leahmien7114/
Letmisen714/
Lemayien714/
Lemayene712/
Llemoine711/
Leimatin711/
Lemahien711/
Lehmiyen711/
Leumayen711/
Lemeugne711/
Lemmoine711/
Lemoyene711/
Lemeshyn711/
Leimehan710/
Loehmain710/
Leamaine710/
Lemousin710/
Lehman6749,328/
Leeman678,005/
Leaman675,667/
Leyman674,901/
Leiman671,823/
Lejman671,736/
Lemane671,023/
Lemann67864/
Lesman67862/
Lamain67816/
Letman67605/
Lieman67407/
Laeman67361/
Lemant67288/
Lemanh67253/
Leuman67217/
Lemang67195/
Lemman67181/
Loeman67168/
Limene67105/
Lyminh67105/
Lemhassen6756/
Lemand6753/
Lemainque6746/
Lheman6737/
Lamoin6730/
Lomain6725/
Limenh6717/
Limain6715/
Lomean678/
Lem'hacen676/
Lemaan676/
Lemoun676/
Lemank675/
Lemhan674/
Lemahn674/
Laminh674/
Limine674/
Hleman673/
Lamean673/
Lameyn673/
Limgin672/
Lamuin672/
Limeim671/
Lameun671/
Lemahssen671/
Lemanc671/
Lemaun671/
Limean671/
Limeen671/
Lemoyn671/
Lemaim671/
Lémeim671/
Lemgan671/
Leßman671/
Lymine671/
Lemyne670/

Lemein Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemein in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﻴﻦlmyn-
Lemein in the Oriya language
େଲେମଇଁelema'im-

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Footnotes

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