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

The surname Lemeko occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemeko? popularity and diffusion

Lemeko is the 699,651st most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lemeko live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 180,592. In South Africa Lemeko is mostly found in: Free State, where 55 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and North West, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found 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

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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