Lemeyer Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Lemeyer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Lemeyer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemeyer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lemeyer is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemeyer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lemeyer is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Lemeyer reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Barring South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Lemeyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lemeyer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemeyer surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Lemeyer
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