Lemiso Surname

130,452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lemiso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemiso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,4571:13,3581,647
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Lemiso (1,131) may also be a first name.

Lemiso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemiso is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemiso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemiso is the 130,452nd most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,101,368 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemiso are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lemiso is also the 236,787th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,131 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 3,457 people, or 1 in 13,358. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Narok County, where 78 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 5 percent reside and Baringo County, where 5 percent reside. Barring Kenya Lemiso is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Lemiso Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemisio92281/
Laemiso9240/
Lemisos924/
Lemisso923/
Liemiso923/
Leemiso921/
Lemisco921/
Lemisoh921/
Lemisa83325/
Lamiso8336/
Lemijo837/
Lomiso835/
Lemuso834/
Lemizo832/
Lemico832/
Lemeso832/
Limiso831/
Leemisa77658/
Lemaico7717/
Lemesso7711/
Lamisso777/
Leimisa776/
Liemisa774/
Lemegio774/
Lemissa773/
Lemezio772/
Lemuico772/
Lemisha771/
Lemicho771/
Lemijjo771/
Lemidjo771/
Leamuso771/
Lemesho771/
Lomisio771/
Lemiosa771/
Lemecio771/
Lemigio771/
Hlemeso771/
Leameso771/
Lemesco771/
Lemissat7154/
Lemesios7115/
Lemmesso712/
Lemessoh711/
Leimusuo711/
Lemeijoi711/
Lemoijoi711/
Laehmuso711/
Lemeisha710/
Lemesa679,281/
Lamisa671,609/
Limeso67192/
Lemezo67191/
Lemusa6759/
Lomuso6752/
Limaissou6739/
Lomisa6732/
Lamizo6725/
Limitsios6723/
Lemica6718/
Limisa676/
Lamuso675/
Lemiza673/
Lemessoud671/
Limico671/

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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 Lemiso
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