Lemelo Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lemelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania201:2,647,08148,780
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Lemelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemelo is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemelo is the 4,034,050th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Lemelo reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,647,081. In Tanzania Lemelo is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 45 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 20 percent live and Arusha Region, where 5 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Lemelo occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemeloi92108/
Leamelo924/
Leemelo921/
Leemeloo863/
Lemeglio862/
Lomelo83136/
Lamelo83121/
Lemela8376/
Lemalo8372/
Limelo8321/
Lemolo833/
Llamelo771,467/
Leimela7769/
Lemoela7726/
Liamelo7715/
Leemela778/
Lemoloo775/
Hlomelo772/
Lemaalo772/
Lemmela771/
Lemetla771/
Lemeleu771/
Lemelah771/
Llomelo771/
Llemilo771/
Lemeula771/
Lemalio771/
Lehmela771/
Lemoloi771/
Leumeleu714/
Lyamhelo712/
Lemeilah711/
Leumalio711/
Leamalio711/
Limeilou711/
Lemyloss710/
Lamela677,355/
Lomela67679/
Limolo67397/
Limela67366/
Lemola67210/
Limalo67130/
Lamalo67101/
Lamilo6735/
Lamolo6730/
Lemala6716/
Lemila678/
Lemeillat675/
Lemaillot672/
Limilo671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Lemelo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis