Lemi Surname

33,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Lemi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia7,2441:13,4661,921
Sudan5,3201:7,0511,014
Tanzania1,2931:40,9454,682
Uganda5081:76,8498,345
Philippines4571:221,52834,237
Kenya2111:218,86215,584
Indonesia1751:755,71057,892
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Cameroon1001:207,69121,269
United States881:4,118,852221,730
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
India221:34,866,608408,224
Greece201:553,99069,165
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Albania151:194,27013,224
Finland131:422,82327,659
France111:6,038,429280,838
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
England81:6,964,757184,742
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lemi (25,424) may also be a first name.

Lemi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemi (Arabic: ليمى, Hindi: लेमी, Marathi: लेमी, Oriya: େଲମି, Russian: Леми) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemi is the 33,139th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 454,846 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Lemi are found; 58 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 31,591st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 25,424 people.

Lemi is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 7,244 people, or 1 in 13,466. Not including Ethiopia this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.

Lemi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lemi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemi surname expanded 8,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lemi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lemi last name are 35.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.46% registered with the party.

The amount Lemi earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.01% more than the national average, earning $50,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.66% more than the national average, earning $58,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemmi893,124/
Lemoi89452/
Lemai89443/
Lemis89302/
Lemiz89165/
Leumi89162/
Lemui89145/
Lesmi89116/
Lemit89108/
Lemei8983/
Lemii8982/
Lemie8979/
Lejmi8972/
Lemio8967/
Laemi8954/
Letmi8941/
Lemih8939/
Leimi8935/
Lemid8913/
Leemi8910/
Lemij8910/
Leymi897/
Leami895/
Lehmi894/
Liemi893/
Hlemi892/
Loemi892/
Lemhi891/
Lemiy891/
Lemgi891/
Llemit802,525/
Lemish80662/
Lemaić80304/
Lemois80201/
Lemich80160/
Lemmie80103/
Letmai8093/
Lehmie8075/
Laemai8060/
Lesmis8048/
Lemmis8044/
Lemait8043/
Leamie8042/
Leemis8034/
Lemist8028/
Leimio8026/
Leimui8021/
Liemai8013/
Lemais8011/
Leumiy8011/
Leimis8011/
Leemid809/
Leumie808/
Gliemi808/
Loemij807/
Leamit807/
Hleimi806/
Leasmi805/
Lehmid805/
Llesmi805/
Leimai804/
Leumai804/
Lemmiz804/
Lemaia804/
Leemai804/
Letmoi803/
Lemmei802/
Llemhi802/
Leamai802/
Leemie802/
Liemei802/
Leimei802/
Lliemi801/
Lesmui801/
Lemuis801/
Leamis801/
Lehmis801/
Lessmi801/
Lemeis801/
Llemis801/
Lehmai801/
Lehmei801/
L'Emai801/
Lemeih801/
Lemieh801/
Lemuid801/
Leymie801/
Lheumi801/
Lemmid801/
Leimie801/
Leemit801/
Lemitt800/
Laemie800/
Lema75218,879/
Leme7538,147/
Lami7532,492/
Lomi7522,420/
Limi752,668/
Lemy751,040/
Lymi7512/
Lemé757/
Lemj754/
Ljmi751/
Lemmich73305/
Lemaich73108/
Lemisch7386/
Lemmitt7354/
Leimich7324/
Laemmie7310/
Lehmeit7310/
Leymich739/
Lehmich739/
D'Leimi732/
Leemuis732/
Laehmai732/
Lesmich731/
Leumieh731/
Lemeisz731/
Hliemai731/
Lehemui731/
Lemohie731/
Lehmait731/
Lemouii731/
Leahmit731/
Lemma67163,236/
Lemes6793,358/
Lemay6732,024/
Leima678,653/
Lemme676,001/
Lamai675,650/
Lamie675,283/
Lesme675,083/
Lammi673,292/
Limio673,182/
Lommi673,138/
Lemee672,206/
Lomie672,188/
Hlimi672,114/
Leamy671,796/
Leemhuis671,777/
Lamei671,609/
Leema671,550/
Liema671,452/
Lemer671,299/
Lemeš67955/
Lemez67918/
Leama67640/
Lajmi67619/
Llema67563/
Lahmi67554/
Lemey67521/
Lemmy67519/
Limai67468/
Hlami67427/
Leyma67426/
Lemoa67391/
Limei67344/
Laimi67308/
Leime67307/
Limit67304/
Lamih67289/
Leeme67289/
Lemoy67280/
Lemet67240/
Lomei67236/
Liami67220/
Lemeh67205/
Lismi67178/
Limis67174/
Lemea67173/
L'Ami67162/
Lemée67153/
Laami67148/
Leyme67147/
Lomai67143/
Loimi67139/
Limoi67126/
Lomoi67126/
Lemuy67118/
Lhami6795/
Lamhi6795/
Limmi6782/
Lamoi6761/
Lohmi6758/
Lemha6757/
Lieme6746/
Limid6746/
Lhomi6742/
Lemeu6741/
Loeme6739/
Lemed6734/
Laymi6734/
Lleme6732/
Laeme6731/
Lamui6730/
Llomi6729/
Leimisch6729/
Limui6722/
Hlema6722/
Limie6718/
Llami6718/
Leame6718/
Leesmidt6716/
Lemmé6714/
Lymai6714/
Lemje6712/
Leumy6712/
Lehmisch6711/
Leasmith679/
Limiy678/
Hleme677/
Lomih676/
Leïma676/
Leume675/
Lyomi675/
Liemy674/
Lemaa674/
Letme674/
Liomi674/
Lehme673/
Lheme673/
Lemaj673/
Lemge672/
Litmi672/
Lesmy672/
Lemyo672/
Hlomi672/
Limii672/
Lymui671/
Lihmi671/
Limyi671/
Lemoj671/
Lehemeid671/
L'Ehmeid671/
Hlheimid671/
Luimi671/
Lemés671/
Llimi671/
Lomhi671/
Lomij671/
Lomui671/
Lämmi671/
Lehmä671/
Laïmi671/
Leemhois671/
Leammuid671/
Lemeş671/
Limih671/
Lhimi671/
Leemy671/
Lgeme671/
Loïmi671/
Laheimai671/
Leimy670/
Lehmy670/
Lymie670/
Lymis670/

Lemi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemi in the Hindi language
लेमीlemi-
Lemi in the Marathi language
लेमीlemi-
Lemi in the Oriya language
େଲମିelami71.43
େଲମୀelami28.57
Lemi in the Russian language
Лемиlemi-
Lemi in the Arabic language
ليمىlymy-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lemi
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