Lemeko Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Congo

Lemeko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemeko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3001:180,59219,818
Congo821:60,8435,526
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England31:18,572,686338,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Lemeko (17) may also be a first name.

Lemeko Last Name Facts

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

Lemeko is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemeko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lemeko is the 699,651st most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname 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. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 17 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 180,592. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Free State, where 55 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and North West, where 9 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Lemeko occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 19 percent reside and Lesotho, where 6 percent reside.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemesko9227/
Lemeško928/
Lemeiko921/
Lemekou921/
Lemetko921/
Leumeko921/
Lemekho921/
Lemehko921/
Lemeszko861/
Lemako832,138/
Lameko831,166/
Lemeka83330/
Lomeko83210/
Limeko8383/
Lemiko8318/
Lemoko8315/
Lemeschko804/
Lomeyko77770/
Lomeiko77727/
Lemekha77392/
Lameyko7746/
Lameiko7717/
Lemisko7711/
Lomejko775/
Lemmako772/
Lemoiko771/
Limaeko771/
Limekoo771/
Lemiško771/
Leumako771/
Lemikoi771/
Lemesco771/
Lemayko771/
Lomekou771/
Lemyshko711,013/
Limeshko7164/
Lemiszko7138/
Lymeshko7137/
Lemishko7135/
Lemeshka7129/
Lemichko712/
Lemiecka711/
Lemeszka711/
Lemekeuh711/
Lomako675,365/
Lomoko671,084/
Lomeka67840/
Limeka67508/
Limoko67446/
Lameka67289/
Limako67166/
Lamako6780/
Lomyko6770/
Lemika6767/
Limiko6756/
Lamyko6751/
Lemaka6742/
Lamiko6726/
Lamoko6717/
Lemaco676/
Lameco675/
Lemoka674/
Lemico672/
Lomeco672/
Lemoco672/
Lomiko671/

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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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  • 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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