Lemikan Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lemikan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemikan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3641:486,65624,409
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Lemikan (11) may also be a first name.

Lemikan Last Name Facts

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

Lemikan is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lemikan.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemikan? popularity and diffusion

Lemikan is the 775,315th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname Lemikan is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lemikan are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lemikan is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally, held by 11 people.

Lemikan is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 364 people, or 1 in 486,656. In Nigeria Lemikan is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 47 percent live, Ogun, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 15 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Lemikan is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamikan865/
Lemekan861/
Lemukan861/
Lemekane808/
Lamikhan806/
Leumukan802/
Lamaikhan751/
Lamican713/
Lomican711/
Lamaikoon632/
Lomukon5722/
Limukon573/
Lemucon571/
Lamecan571/
Lamukon571/
Lamekon570/
Lemescam533/
Limekong533/
Lamuecan531/

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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 Lemikan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis