Lemeriga Surname

185,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lemeriga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lemeriga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2,2821:17,1072,642
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Lemeriga (36) may also be a first name.

Lemeriga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemeriga is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemeriga? popularity and diffusion

Lemeriga is the 185,616th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,192,092 people. Lemeriga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemeriga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 36 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 2,282 people, or 1 in 17,107. In Uganda Lemeriga is mostly concentrated in: Koboko District, where 46 percent reside, Yumbe District, where 39 percent reside and Moyo District, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemerige88106/
Lemiriga8838/
Lemerega8810/
Lameriga884/
Lomeriga884/
Leymerige821/
Leymerigie7851/
Lémerige751/
Lamariga751/
Leymeregie671/

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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 Lemeriga
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