Lemieux Surname

16,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Lemieux Surname User-submission:

The literal meaning is "the best" in French.

Lemieux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada22,3521:1,648153
United States9,7851:37,0424,590
France7661:86,71412,367
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Lemieux (82) may also be a first name.

Lemieux Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The literal meaning is "the best" in French.

- tamarabelle

Lemieux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemieux is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemieux? popularity and diffusion

Lemieux is the 16,780th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 220,154 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Lemieux are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Gallo-North America. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequently held forename globally, borne by 82 people.

This surname is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 22,352 people, or 1 in 1,648. In Canada it is mostly found in: Quebec, where 81 percent are found, Ontario, where 12 percent are found and Alberta, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Canada Lemieux occurs in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Lemieux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lemieux has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 6,154 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemieux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lemieux surname are 1.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Lemieux earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $45,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.31% less than the national average, earning $43,569 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Mieux9394/
Le-Mieux932/
Lemeieux932/
Lem Ieux931/
Lemiueux931/
Lemieujx931/
Lemmieux930/
Lemeux92190/
Lemiux9228/
Lemiex929/
Lmieux921/
Lemaiheux881/
Lemiuex8658/
Lemuiex8628/
Lemeiux8620/
Limieux868/
Lamieux867/
Lemyeux861/
Lemiexu861/
Lemieox861/
Leemeux860/
Leumeux860/
Lemex8318/
Lemux834/
Lemix830/
Lemayeux8053/
Le Muiex802/
Lemeuiex801/
Lemiwuex801/
Lemmex7789/
Limeux775/
Lemaix771/
Leemex771/
Lemexa771/
Lemuex771/
Lemeix771/
Lameux771/
Lamiux770/
Lmix734/
Lemigus714/
Lemayeu711/
Lemieoy711/
Lemicus710/
Lameuax710/
Lemox6745/
Lemax6735/
Llumiuxi6720/
Lamoueux676/
Lemekius674/
Lameyeux673/
Lamix672/
Lumix671/
Lemexyea671/
Lemoauex670/
Lemikess670/
Lomux670/
Lomix670/
Limiö504/

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