Lemeko Surname
Approximately 421 people bear this surname
Lemeko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 300 | 1:180,592 | 19,818 |
| Congo | 82 | 1:60,843 | 5,526 |
| Lesotho | 26 | 1:78,175 | 9,832 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Lemeko (17) may also be a first name.
Lemeko Demographics
Average Lemeko Salary in
South Africa
R 171,444
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lemeko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemeko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lemeko occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemeko? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 699,651st most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. The last name Lemeko is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lemeko reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lemeko is also the 2,694,839th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 180,592. In South Africa Lemeko is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 55 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and North West, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Lemeko occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 19 percent are found and Lesotho, where 6 percent are found.
Lemeko Last Name Statistics demography
Lemeko earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.85% less than the national average, earning R 171,444 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemesko | 92 | 27 | / |
| Lemeško | 92 | 8 | / |
| Lemeiko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lemekou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lemetko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Leumeko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lemekho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lemehko | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lemeszko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lemako | 83 | 2,138 | / |
| Lameko | 83 | 1,166 | / |
| Lemeka | 83 | 330 | / |
| Lomeko | 83 | 210 | / |
| Limeko | 83 | 83 | / |
| Lemiko | 83 | 18 | / |
| Lemoko | 83 | 15 | / |
| Lemeschko | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lomeyko | 77 | 770 | / |
| Lomeiko | 77 | 727 | / |
| Lemekha | 77 | 392 | / |
| Lameyko | 77 | 46 | / |
| Lameiko | 77 | 17 | / |
| Lemisko | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lomejko | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lemmako | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lemoiko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limaeko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Limekoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemiško | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leumako | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemikoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemesco | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemayko | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lomekou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemyshko | 71 | 1,013 | / |
| Limeshko | 71 | 64 | / |
| Lemiszko | 71 | 38 | / |
| Lymeshko | 71 | 37 | / |
| Lemishko | 71 | 35 | / |
| Lemeshka | 71 | 29 | / |
| Lemichko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lemiecka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemeszka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemekeuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lomako | 67 | 5,365 | / |
| Lomoko | 67 | 1,084 | / |
| Lomeka | 67 | 840 | / |
| Limeka | 67 | 508 | / |
| Limoko | 67 | 446 | / |
| Lameka | 67 | 289 | / |
| Limako | 67 | 166 | / |
| Lamako | 67 | 80 | / |
| Lomyko | 67 | 70 | / |
| Lemika | 67 | 67 | / |
| Limiko | 67 | 56 | / |
| Lamyko | 67 | 51 | / |
| Lemaka | 67 | 42 | / |
| Lamiko | 67 | 26 | / |
| Lamoko | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lemaco | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lameco | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lemoka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lemico | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lomeco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemoco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lomiko | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lemeko
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