Lemeke Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lemeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1681:322,48630,363
Lesotho741:27,4675,337
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lemeke (20) may also be a first name.

Lemeke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemeke (Oriya: େଲେମେକ) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemeke is the 910,497th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Lemeke reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 20 people.

The last name Lemeke is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 322,486. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 56 percent are found, Gauteng, where 42 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Lemeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lemeke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemeke last name decreased 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemeke Last Name Statistics demography

Lemeke earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning R 190,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lemeque771/
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Lemec7324/
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Lemmicke7111/
Lemieque712/
Lemiecka711/
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Lameki671,310/
Lemekhova67630/
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Lamake6781/
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Lemeke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemeke in the Oriya language
େଲେମେକelemeka-

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