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
Average Lemi Salary in
United States
$50,057 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
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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