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) occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lemire.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemire? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,377th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 457,933 people. This surname 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 frequent first name in the world, borne by 45 people.

This last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 8,651 people, or 1 in 4,259. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 79 percent live, Ontario, where 11 percent live and Alberta, where 4 percent live. Besides Canada this surname is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.

Lemire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lemire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemire surname rose 5,258 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lemire surname are 5.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.06% registered with 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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