Lemes Surname
Approximately 93,358 people bear this surname
Lemes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 86,520 | 1:2,474 | 236 |
| Argentina | 2,523 | 1:16,942 | 1,472 |
| Uruguay | 1,490 | 1:2,303 | 271 |
| Spain | 1,075 | 1:43,490 | 4,147 |
| Cuba | 759 | 1:15,181 | 1,076 |
| United States | 301 | 1:1,204,183 | 85,676 |
| Indonesia | 241 | 1:548,752 | 44,260 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Paraguay | 62 | 1:116,722 | 2,610 |
| Colombia | 51 | 1:936,747 | 8,990 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 1:392,934 | 13,307 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Lemeš (955), Lemés (1) & Lemeş (1) are calculated separately.
Lemes (211) may also be a first name.
Lemes Demographics
Average Male Lemes Height
173.77 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lemes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lemes (Marathi: लेमोस, Russian: Лемес) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Lemeš, Lemés or Lemeş. For other possible spellings of Lemes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,051st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 78,060 people. This 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 frequently held first name on earth, borne by 211 people.
This last name is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 86,520 people, or 1 in 2,474. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 28 percent are found, Paraná, where 15 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 14 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 3 percent are found and Uruguay, where 2 percent are found.
Lemes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lemes has changed through the years. 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 holding the Lemes surname are 40.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.75% registered with the 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
Lemes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lemes in the Marathi language | ||
| लेमोस | lemosa | - |
| Lemes in the Russian language | ||
| Лемес | lemes | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Lemes
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis