Lemire Surname

33,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,914 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Lemire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada8,6511:4,259574
United States4,5221:80,1559,127
France2,4881:26,6973,204
Belgium741:155,36021,583
Australia541:499,92037,885
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
England61:9,286,343223,652
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Lemire (45) may also be a first name.

Lemire Last Name Facts

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

Lemire (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﻴﺮ) is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lemire.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemire? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,377th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 457,933 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Lemire reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Lemire is also the 1,504,468th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 45 people.

Lemire is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 8,651 people, or 1 in 4,259. In Canada Lemire is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 79 percent are found, Ontario, where 11 percent are found and Alberta, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Canada this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and France, where 16 percent are found.

Lemire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lemire has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 5,258 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lemire are 5.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lemire earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.99% more than the national average, earning $44,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.29% less than the national average, earning $43,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemaire9279,690/
Lemiere922,374/
Lemeire92275/
Lemitre92268/
Lemirre9295/
Lemoire9256/
Lemuire922/
Lemirie921/
Leumire921/
Lemmire921/
Laemire920/
Leemire920/
Lemiore920/
Lemir91215/
Lemre912/
Lemaitre8624,578/
Lemierre86203/
Leumaire8625/
Lemitres8618/
Lehmaire862/
Lemairre862/
Lemaiere862/
Llemaire861/
Leimaire861/
Le'maire861/
Lemaires861/
Lemairey861/
Lemaaire861/
Lemaiire861/
Liemiere861/
Lemere831,175/
Lemyre831,103/
Lamire83548/
Lemare83488/
Lemair83311/
Lemier83292/
Lemure83107/
Lemiri8357/
Lomire8345/
Lemoir8321/
Lemira835/
Limire834/
Lemeir833/
Lemère832/
Lemhir832/
Lemére831/
Llemir831/
Leimir830/
Lemirt830/
Leymairie801/
Leimiorey800/
Lehmeirer800/
Lamaire77981/
Lemerre77436/
Lameire77389/
Lemesre77357/
Lemiraa77213/
Lemaure77166/
Lemierz77157/
Lehmair77125/
Lemeret77120/
Lemetre7778/
Lehmier7778/
Lemoyre7751/
Lemoure7741/
Lamirey7737/
Lamiere7725/
Limgire7723/
Lemarre7720/
Leamare7713/
Lemerez7711/
Lemerei779/
Limiere779/
Lamoire776/
Lemerer775/
Lemeure775/
Lomaire775/
Lemirio774/
Lemeira774/
Lemaira773/
Lemaitr773/
Lehmeir772/
Lemerey772/
Lemmier772/
Lemerie772/
Lemêtre772/
Lemaird771/
Lemairz771/
Lemaree771/
Lehmare771/
Lomiere771/
Luimire771/
Lesmoir771/
Lemajre771/
Lemarey771/
Lemayre771/
Lemurie771/
Lemärie771/
Limires771/
Lehmiri771/
Lahmire771/
Lemereu771/
Lemmiri771/
Laymire770/
Leymare770/
Lohmire770/
Lemeare770/
Litmire770/
Lemiera770/
Lemiris770/
Lemmira770/
Lemhirt770/
Leimier770/
Lemer731,299/
Lemyr739/
Limir737/
Lymir731/
Lemmerer71601/
Lemaître71535/
Lemettre71350/
Leitmeir7173/
Lettmair7141/
Lemereis7132/
Lemerrer7126/
Leitmair7122/
Lethmeir7115/
Lethmair7110/
Lemmeree712/
Lamairie712/
Lemeisry711/
Leameira711/
Lemaytre711/
Leymerie711/
Lemyrehr710/
Lemourez710/
Lohmaire710/
Lemmer678,544/
Lamere674,364/
Lamiri673,927/
Leimer672,638/
Lemery671,813/
Limier671,645/
Lehmer671,611/
Lamure671,526/
Limare671,408/
Lajmir671,186/
Lemeur67887/
Leamer67858/
Limiri67491/
Lemera67477/
Lemert67441/
Lemeri67261/
Lemeer67257/
Liemer67116/
Lemayr6794/
Leumer6770/
Lemuri6765/
Lemyor6753/
Lemear6741/
Limere6740/
Limira6722/
Limère6722/
Leemer6721/
Lomiri6719/
Lesmer6713/
Lomere679/
Lamiré679/
Lejmyr679/
Lomure679/
Lamère678/
Leymer676/
Lismir675/
Lemetr674/
Letmer673/
Limair672/
Limure672/
Limeir672/
Lemury671/
Lohmeiree671/
L'Emer671/
Hlemer671/
Lemher671/
Lomiry671/
Laimre671/
Lhimre671/
Ålemyr671/
D'Lamiere671/
Laysmeire671/
Limiry670/
Lemger670/

Lemire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemire in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﻴﺮlmyr66.67
ﻟﻤﻴﺮﻩlmyrh33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lemire
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