Lemeur Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lemeur Surname User-submission:

Coming from the french state of Brittany, Le Meur means 'the great' or 'the tall'. From the Old Breton, mor > meur.

Lemeur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6981:95,16113,878
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Israel181:475,42436,085
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey71:7,4121,296

Lemeur Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Coming from the french state of Brittany, Le Meur means 'the great' or 'the tall'. From the Old Breton, mor > meur.

- thibaudlm

Lemeur Last Name Facts

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

Lemeur has its highest incidence in France. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemeur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 397,164th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,215,948 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Lemeur reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 698 people, or 1 in 95,161. In France Lemeur is most frequent in: Brittany, where 29 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 26 percent reside and Normandy, where 10 percent reside. Other than France this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

Lemeur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lemeur surname are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lemeur earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.97% less than the national average, earning $38,769 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemeure925/
Lemheur921/
Lemmeur920/
Lemer911,299/
Lemur91142/
Lheimeur863/
Lemmer838,544/
Leimer832,638/
Lehmer831,611/
Lemere831,175/
Leamer83858/
Lemurt83727/
Lemour83720/
Lemert83441/
Lemaur83348/
Lemier83292/
Lemeer83257/
Liemer83116/
Lemure83107/
Leumer8370/
Lemear8341/
Leemer8321/
Lesmer8313/
Lemuer8310/
Leymer836/
Laemer835/
Lameur835/
Leamur835/
Lemetr834/
Lemeir833/
Letmer833/
Lemhur832/
Lemurr831/
L'Emer831/
Hlemer831/
Lemher831/
Leymur831/
Lemyer830/
Loemer830/
Lemurd830/
Lemger830/
Lemmert77932/
Lemerre77436/
Lahmeur77411/
Lemesre77357/
Lemeire77275/
Leimert77212/
Lemmerz77184/
Loehmer77181/
Lehmert77176/
Lemaure77166/
Lemierz77157/
Lhimeur77136/
Lehmier7778/
Laemmer7774/
Leismer7771/
Lemoure7741/
Lemaier7732/
Gliemer7714/
Lemaher775/
Laimeur775/
Lemourt774/
Lemmeer774/
Lomheur774/
Lemeyer773/
Lehmeir772/
Lemmier772/
Lemayer772/
Lessmer772/
Lhameur772/
Lemhour772/
Laemeir771/
Lemeert771/
Lemoier771/
Lehmyer771/
Hloemer771/
Lemouer771/
Lemower771/
Lemourë771/
Leymour770/
Lettmer770/
Leemmer770/
Lemeare770/
Leemert770/
Leimier770/
Lemeier770/
Lomer733,565/
Lamer733,525/
Lemar732,160/
Limer731,503/
Lymer731,125/
Lamur731,109/
Limur73474/
Lemor73464/
Lemir73215/
Lomur73212/
Lemyr739/
Lemre732/
Lehmeier712,485/
Lehmeyer71796/
Lemhouer71331/
Leitmeir7173/
Lemmeyer7166/
Lehmayer7165/
Lemurova7148/
Letmaier7138/
Leßmeier7135/
Leysmeer7126/
Lemerová7124/
Leemeyer7119/
Lethmeir7115/
Lemmeier7114/
Leimeier7111/
Letmajer7110/
Lehmaier7110/
Leitmeyr7110/
Lemerova719/
Lemhajer714/
Lemaiere712/
Lehmajer712/
Leymeyer711/
Lehmeyir711/
Leemheer711/
Leimeyer710/
Liemeyer710/
Leittmer710/
Lemire6715,914/
Lahmer677,569/
Limmer676,963/
Lammer672,987/
Laimer672,758/
Lemyre671,103/
Lemort671,001/
Lohmer67893/
Lommer67746/
Lemarr67731/
Lhimer67677/
Lämmer67550/
Lemare67488/
Lemore67487/
Löhmer67481/
Lhomer67413/
Lameer67407/
Lemard67386/
Lemair67311/
Leitmeier67277/
Litmer67245/
Lamear67159/
Leamar67149/
Lehmar67147/
Loimer67136/
Lemhaouer67136/
Lameir67112/
Leimegger67104/
Lemayr6794/
Lettmayer6781/
Lessmeier6778/
Leitmeyer6771/
Lemart6753/
Lemyor6753/
Limour6751/
Limere6740/
Lethmayer6737/
Leimar6736/
Lettmaier6735/
Leimerová6734/
Lettmeier6733/
Lismer6732/
Lamaur6732/
Lemmar6731/
Llamur6731/
Liemor6725/
Lajmer6723/
Lesmar6722/
Leismeier6722/
Lemoir6721/
Laemar6717/
Lijmer6716/
Leimor6714/
Leemar6713/
Lemord6712/
Lömmer6711/
Lemmerová6710/
Lethmaier679/
Lejmyr679/
Leemor678/
Leymar678/
Lethmeier678/
Laamer677/
Lemoor677/
Laymer676/
Lhamer675/
Llamer674/
Lomeer674/
Lomear674/
Lyamer673/
Lemmor673/
Leitmaier673/
Lyomer673/
Leamerová672/
Limear672/
Limeer672/
Limure672/
Liemar672/
Leitmayer672/
Lemhar672/
Limeir672/
Lemère672/
Limert672/
Lemhir672/
Luimer672/
Ljmeer672/
Lytmer671/
Limerd671/
Lemarz671/
Leamheart671/
Leesmeier671/
Lamehr671/
Loemyr671/
Llemor671/
Lehsmeier671/
Lettmeyer671/
Lemére671/
Ålemyr671/
Llemir671/
Lameyr671/
Lemmaouer671/
Limhur671/
Laemor671/
Hlymer670/
Loemir670/
Leismeyer670/
Lehmhouer670/
Hlimer670/
Loehmeyer670/
Leihmeyer670/
Liomer670/
Lymour670/
Leimir670/
Lemirt670/

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