Lemia Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Lemia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda611:639,98833,288
Mozambique491:556,3591,404
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Lemia (3,442) may also be a first name.

Lemia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﻴﺎﺀ) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lemia.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,612,213th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Lemia reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lemia is also the 121,226th most widely held forename in the world, held by 3,442 people.

Lemia is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 639,988. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Adjumani District, where 49 percent are found, Arua District, where 20 percent are found and Maracha District, where 11 percent are found. Besides Uganda it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 39 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemias91214/
Lemiah9118/
Lesmia917/
Lemiaa915/
Lemmia915/
Lemiat911/
Leatmia8318/
Lemuiya8314/
Lemaiya837/
Lemayia835/
Lemuyia831/
Lemajia831/
Lamia8022,273/
Limia801,749/
Lomia80937/
Lemea80173/
Lemio8067/
Ljmia804/
Lemya803/
Lymia801/
Laemoiya773/
Loemaiya771/
Lamiaa731,417/
Limias73598/
Lemeha73209/
Lamiah73156/
Llamia7387/
Lamija7384/
Lemeau7363/
Lemjad7353/
Lammia7334/
Leimio7326/
Limiah738/
Lemijo737/
Lemeah736/
Limiha736/
Lismia735/
Liomia734/
Lesmio734/
Liamia734/
Lemios734/
Lamiha733/
Laimia732/
Límias731/
Lemjoi731/
Lemyah731/
Loemio731/
Lomiea731/
Laymia731/
Limiad731/
Limhia731/
Lamiea731/
Lomija731/
Lemiot731/
Limija731/
Lemmea730/
Hlaimia6778/
Lahamia6770/
Lomaiya6714/
Lammiah676/
Lamihah676/
Lomihay674/
Lemegio674/
Lajmiah674/
Lamejia672/
Lemejio672/
Llaimia671/
Lemijjo671/
Lemieoy671/
Hlaymia671/

Lemia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﻴﺎﺀlmya-

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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 Lemia
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