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
Lemi (Arabic: ليمى, Hindi: लेमी, Marathi: लेमी, Oriya: େଲମି, Russian: Леми) is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lemi is the 33,139th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 454,846 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lemi live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Lemi is also the 31,591st most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 25,424 people.
It is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 7,244 people, or 1 in 13,466. Excluding Ethiopia Lemi occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 33 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.
Lemi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lemi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemi last name increased 8,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lemi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Lemi are 35.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.46% being registered to vote for 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
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
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- 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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