Lemeto Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Lemeto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemeto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326

Lemeto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemeto is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lemeto.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemeto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Lemeto live; 78 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Lemeto is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Outside of The DR Congo Lemeto exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 19 percent are found and The Marshall Islands, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemetto924/
Lemeito921/
Lemoto831,143/
Lometo83740/
Lemeta8324/
Lemito835/
Lameto832/
Lemotou77184/
Lometto7745/
Laemeta7719/
Lametto7714/
Lemetad7710/
Lemetta773/
Leimito771/
Leumato771/
Leemeta771/
Lomeato771/
Liometto712/
Lemaitoi711/
Lemiotou711/
Lemita671,129/
Limeta67653/
Lomoto67353/
Limoto67280/
Limito67120/
Lameta6788/
Lamoto6734/
Lometa6731/
Lemata6713/
Lamito675/
Lemyta674/
Lomito674/
Leimathoi674/
Lemota672/
Lhemmetta671/

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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 Lemeto
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