Lemi Surname
Approximately 16,022 people bear this surname
Lemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 7,244 | 1:13,466 | 1,921 |
| Sudan | 5,320 | 1:7,051 | 1,014 |
| Tanzania | 1,293 | 1:40,945 | 4,682 |
| Uganda | 508 | 1:76,849 | 8,345 |
| Philippines | 457 | 1:221,528 | 34,237 |
| Kenya | 211 | 1:218,862 | 15,584 |
| Indonesia | 175 | 1:755,710 | 57,892 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Cameroon | 100 | 1:207,691 | 21,269 |
| United States | 88 | 1:4,118,852 | 221,730 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Papua New Guinea | 59 | 1:138,199 | 19,012 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Albania | 15 | 1:194,270 | 13,224 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lemi (25,424) may also be a first name.
Lemi Demographics
Lemi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lemi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 33,139th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 454,846 people. The 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. Lemi is also the 31,591st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 25,424 people.
It is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 7,244 people, or 1 in 13,466. Without taking into account Ethiopia this last name is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 33 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.
Lemi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lemi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lemi last name expanded 8,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lemi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Lemi surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Lemi last name are 35.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.46% being registered to vote for the political 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
Lemi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lemi in the Hindi language | ||
| लेमी | lemi | - |
| Lemi in the Marathi language | ||
| लेमी | lemi | - |
| Lemi in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲମି | elami | 71.43 |
| େଲମୀ | elami | 28.57 |
| Lemi in the Russian language | ||
| Леми | lemi | - |
| Lemi in the Arabic language | ||
| ليمى | lymy | - |
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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 Lemi
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