Lemese Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Lemese Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lemese (39) may also be a first name.

Lemese Last Name Facts

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

Lemese has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemese? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Lemese reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lemese is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.

Lemese is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 15 percent live. Apart from South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 24 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Lemese Last Name Statistics demography

Lemese earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.75% less than the national average, earning R 55,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemeuse9210/
Lemesie923/
Lemesse922/
Lemes9193,358/
Lemessee864/
Lemessie862/
Lemessey861/
Letmesee861/
Letmesea861/
Lemiesze861/
Lemesa839,281/
Lesmes838,534/
Lemesh832,290/
Lemets83443/
Lemesi83405/
Llemes83152/
Lemmes83125/
Lemise8368/
Liemes8362/
Lemose8343/
Lemege8335/
Limese8334/
Leumes8318/
Lemeus8316/
Lamese8314/
Lehmes8313/
Lemges838/
Lemezs836/
Leemes835/
Lemeze834/
Lemess833/
Leames833/
Leymes832/
Lemest832/
Lemees832/
Lomese832/
Lemeez831/
Lemies831/
Lemeis831/
Leimes831/
Lemehs831/
Lemesz831/
Lemyse831/
Lemesd831/
Lemesx831/
Leemesser801/
Leumesseu801/
Leßmeiser801/
Lemessa7714,829/
Lemiesz77887/
Leemets77196/
Lemessy77164/
Lemežis77147/
Lemosse77138/
Lameseh77105/
Lemeche77102/
Lameyse7799/
Lamesse7778/
Limesse7778/
Lemesis7730/
Lemezis7730/
Lemessi7721/
Limeses7715/
Lameuse7713/
Lemesch7712/
Lemejis777/
Lemeshi776/
Lamesei776/
Lemasei775/
Lamesie774/
Leimets773/
Lemasse772/
Lessmes772/
Lemeisz771/
Lemezys771/
Lemeges771/
Lomaese771/
Lomesei771/
Lehmets771/
Leemest771/
Lemesaa771/
Lemesha771/
Lemežys771/
Lemmehs771/
Leamets771/
Lemetsi771/
Lemaseu771/
Lemaise770/
Lemosey770/
Lemasey770/
Lamiese770/
Lesmeiseer757/
Lemeš73955/
Limes73923/
Lemez73918/
Lemis73302/
Lymes7325/
Lemex7318/
Lemés731/
Lemeş731/
Lehtmets71431/
Lehemets71125/
Lemesova7142/
Leumessi7130/
Lehtmest716/
Lemezhis714/
Lesmeche714/
Lemmessa714/
Lemisset713/
Lamesche712/
Lemassey711/
Lemmesha711/
Lehmhase711/
Lehmisse711/
Lemessis711/
Laimesse711/
Lemecier710/
Lemeisha710/
Lemysh671,252/
Lemeza67867/
Lomise67770/
Luimes67769/
Lemish67662/
Lamase67390/
Laimes67359/
Lemeshova67348/
Lemisa67325/
Luymes67216/
Limose67206/
Lemois67201/
Leemeijer67180/
Lemech67178/
Lesmez67114/
Lemosi67108/
Lemisz6794/
Lemmex6789/
Limeus6764/
Lesmis6748/
Lemmis6744/
Lemasi6737/
Leemis6734/
Lamise6734/
Lameze6732/
Lemist6728/
Lomase6727/
Lemosy6724/
Limase6722/
Lemyze6722/
Lismes6719/
Lemiez6719/
Lehesmets6718/
Laymes6713/
Lemisy6712/
Lemais6711/
Leimis6711/
Lamose6710/
Llimes6710/
Limezs677/
Limões676/
Lemmez676/
Lemize675/
Limeas675/
Lemios674/
Limesh674/
Lahamesse674/
Lomose674/
Limges674/
Lymeus674/
Lemays673/
Lemice673/
Lemecz673/
Limesi672/
Lyomes671/
Lomeze671/
Limeje671/
Limets671/
Lhymes671/
Liemis671/
Leymez671/
Lemace671/
Lemeix671/
Lemuis671/
Leamis671/
Lehmis671/
Llemis671/
Lemegi671/
Lemeji671/
Lemisi671/
Lemoze671/
Limeze671/
Leemex671/
Limmes670/
Litmes670/
Lymmes670/
Lymess670/

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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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  • 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 Lemese
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