Lemek Surname

298,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Lemek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4351:18,7441,904
United States2931:1,237,06187,515
Indonesia2291:577,50746,152
Poland1351:281,54634,278
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Lemek (718) may also be a first name.

Lemek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemek (Oriya: େଲେମକ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 298,377th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,711,243 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 34 percent of Lemek live; 34 percent live in Oceania Islands and 34 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Lemek is also the 308,040th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 718 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 435 people, or 1 in 18,744. In Papua New Guinea Lemek is most common in: Madang, where 18 percent live, Morobe, where 15 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 13 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Lemek occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 18 percent live.

Lemek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lemek surname are 1.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lemek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.25% less than the national average, earning R 118,236 per year and in United States they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning $47,240 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lemeck9190/
Lemmek914/
Lemeek912/
Liemek911/
Lemiek911/
Lemmeke8377/
Lemecke8311/
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Liemeck832/
Lemeske832/
Leumiek832/
Lemmeck832/
Leumeik831/
Lamek801,713/
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Lemyk80171/
Lemik80139/
Lemec8024/
Lemex8018/
Lemeg8014/
Lomek806/
Leimecke77116/
Lameck7353,931/
Lahmek73400/
Loimek73274/
Lommek73172/
Laimek73161/
Lammek73143/
Lemmik73142/
Lemick73117/
Loymek73116/
Lemmex7389/
Lemikh7352/
Lemykh7340/
Lemiec7326/
Lamekh7312/
Leumik737/
Lemike733/
Laymek733/
Lemeac732/
Limeke732/
Laamek731/
Lemesx731/
Leemex731/
Lemisk731/
Lemeix731/
Lameek731/
Lomeck731/
Lyamek731/
Lameak731/
Lemekhova71630/
Lemkova67107/
Lammeck6750/
Lemmike6717/
Lemicke675/
Lemmick674/
Lemaick673/
Lemegue672/
Lemaike672/
Limeisk671/
Lehtmec671/
Litmeck671/
Lemeque671/
Lemique671/
Lesmike671/
Lemiske671/
Lemikhe671/
Laimeak671/
Leemayk671/

Lemek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemek in the Oriya language
େଲେମକelemaka-

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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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  • 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 Lemek
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