Lemes Surname

6,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Lemes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil86,5201:2,474236
Argentina2,5231:16,9421,472
Uruguay1,4901:2,303271
Spain1,0751:43,4904,147
Cuba7591:15,1811,076
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
Indonesia2411:548,75244,260
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Paraguay621:116,7222,610
Colombia511:936,7478,990
England311:1,797,35772,927
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Chile201:880,82418,509
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Bosnia and Herzegovina91:392,93413,307
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Lemeš (955), Lemés (1) & Lemeş (1) are calculated separately.

Lemes (211) may also be a first name.

Lemes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemes (Marathi: लेमोस, Russian: Лемес) is most common in Brazil. It may also be rendered as a variant: Lemeš, Lemés or Lemeş. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lemes.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,051st most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 78,060 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Lemes reside; 97 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 622,565th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 211 people.

This surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 86,520 people, or 1 in 2,474. In Brazil Lemes is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 28 percent live, Paraná, where 15 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 14 percent live. Excluding Brazil it is found in 60 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 3 percent live and Uruguay, where 2 percent live.

Lemes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lemes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 4,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lemes surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.75% registered with the political party.

The amount Lemes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 20.05% more than the national average, earning $27,254,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning $42,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.21% less than the national average, earning $32,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemeš93955/
Lemés931/
Lemeş931/
Lesmes918,534/
Lemesh912,290/
Lemets91443/
Llemes91152/
Lemmes91125/
Lemese9195/
Liemes9162/
Leumes9118/
Lemeus9116/
Lehmes9113/
Lemges918/
Lemezs916/
Leemes915/
Lemess913/
Leames913/
Leymes912/
Lemest912/
Lemees912/
Lemies911/
Loemes911/
Lemeis911/
Leimes911/
Lemehs911/
Lemesz911/
Lemesd911/
Lemesx911/
Leme8938,147/
Lemiesz83887/
Leemets83196/
Lemesch8312/
Leimets833/
Lemesse832/
Lessmes832/
Lemeisz831/
Lehmets831/
Leemest831/
Lemmehs831/
Leamets831/
Lemme806,001/
Lesme805,083/
Lemee802,206/
Lames801,845/
Lemer801,299/
Lomes80970/
Limes80923/
Lemez80918/
Lemey80521/
Leime80307/
Lemis80302/
Leeme80289/
Lemet80240/
Lemeh80205/
Lemea80173/
Lemée80153/
Leyme80147/
Lemei8083/
Lemež8080/
Lemie8079/
Lieme8046/
Lemeu8041/
Lemed8034/
Lleme8032/
Lymes8025/
Lemec8024/
Lemex8018/
Leame8018/
Lemje8012/
Hleme807/
Leume805/
Letme804/
Lehme803/
Lheme803/
Lemge802/
Lgeme801/
Lehtmets77431/
Lehemets77125/
Lemesova7742/
Lehtmest776/
Lemmer738,544/
Llames734,107/
Leimer732,638/
Lemysh731,252/
Leamer73858/
Luimes73769/
Lemish73662/
Lamees73444/
Lemmet73435/
Leemet73404/
Laimes73359/
Lemeer73257/
Lemmey73254/
Lammes73216/
Luymes73216/
Lemois73201/
Leamey73195/
Lemech73178/
Lesmez73114/
Lemmie73103/
Lommes7396/
Lemisz7394/
Lemmex7389/
Lehmed7385/
Lehmie7375/
Lemise7368/
Limeus7364/
Lomeus7363/
Lehtme7362/
Lomesh7357/
Leymet7350/
Lesmis7348/
Lemmis7344/
Leamie7342/
Leemis7334/
Limese7334/
Leemee7329/
Lemist7328/
Liames7325/
Lemież7324/
Lameus7322/
Leemer7321/
Lismes7319/
Lemiez7319/
Lamesh7317/
Llemet7317/
Lesmer7313/
Laymes7313/
Lemais7311/
Lameas7311/
Leimis7311/
Llimes7310/
Leumie738/
Limezs737/
Limões736/
Leymer736/
Hlomes736/
Lemmez736/
Leemed736/
Limeas735/
Lemios734/
Limesh734/
Limges734/
Lymeus734/
Lemays733/
Letmer733/
Lemice733/
Lessme733/
Lhomes733/
Lemecz733/
Lemmeh733/
Leisme733/
Lamies732/
Lemmed732/
Leitme732/
Lemmee732/
Lemmei732/
Lameis732/
Leimet732/
Leemie732/
Lemeed732/
Leesme732/
Liemei732/
Leimei732/
Lyomes731/
Loemis731/
Lohmes731/
Limets731/
Lhymes731/
Liemis731/
Leymez731/
Lamhes731/
Lemeez731/
Lemeix731/
Lemett731/
Lemmhe731/
Lemuis731/
L'Emer731/
Hleime731/
Hlemer731/
Leamis731/
Lehmis731/
Leasme731/
Lemher731/
Llemis731/
Lomees731/
Hlames731/
Hlemme731/
Lehmei731/
Leetme731/
Leumeu731/
Lemeih731/
Lemieh731/
Lemmme731/
Lemyse731/
Leymie731/
Liemeh731/
Leamet731/
Leemex731/
Laames731/
Lhames731/
Lahmes731/
Lethme731/
Leimie731/
Leehme731/
Limmes730/
Liemey730/
Litmes730/
Lemmea730/
Lehmey730/
Laemis730/
Leamed730/
Lymmes730/
Lymess730/
Lamess730/
Lomess730/
Lemeshova71348/
Lehesmets7118/
Lema67218,879/
Lemi6716,022/
Lime673,306/
Lemy671,040/
Lamesch67522/
Lyme67303/
Luijmes67200/
Lemmerz67184/
Lemierz67157/
Lemeche67102/
Lemisch6786/
Limesse6778/
Laimets6777/
Leismer6771/
Lehtmäe6754/
Loemish6732/
Leammet6724/
Leesmäe6715/
Lehmeit6710/
Leitmäe679/
Lemé677/
Lemiche677/
Limiesz675/
Lemmeer674/
Lemj674/
D'Leime673/
Leamech673/
Lameesh673/
Lemmett673/
Leemuis672/
Leimetz672/
Lessmer672/
Leesmay671/
Lomeash671/
Limeesh671/
Leumieh671/
Laemmez671/
Lammeis671/
Leimech671/
Leahmed671/
Leemetz671/
L'Hemed671/
L'Lemed671/
Lemmech671/
Llammes671/
Lliames671/
Hllomes671/
Leetmäe671/
Laheyme671/
Lahmesh671/
L'Himes671/
Lemohie671/
Liammes671/
Laymesh671/
Laitmes671/
Ljme671/
Hleemed671/
Lettmer670/
Leemmer670/
Lammess670/
Lemaise670/
Liemish670/
Lehmedt670/
Leamett670/
Lehmech670/

Lemes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemes in the Marathi language
लेमोसlemosa-
Lemes in the Russian language
Лемесlemes-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lemes
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