Lemiya Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lemiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lemiya (58) may also be a first name.

Lemiya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﻴﻪ, Hindi: लेमिया) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lemiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemiya? popularity and diffusion

Lemiya is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Lemiya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Lemiya are found; 21 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 21 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Lemiya is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 58 people.

The last name Lemiya is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemmiya921/
Lamiya832,992/
Lemuya832,561/
Lomiya83145/
Lemeya83125/
Lemaya8355/
Limiya8325/
Lemiye8310/
Lemaia834/
Lemiyo832/
Lemaiy831/
Lesmaya7799/
Lamiyah7791/
Limiyah775/
Lajmiya773/
Lemuyah772/
Limmiya771/
Lamihya771/
Lemay7332,024/
Lemey73521/
Lemoi73452/
Lemau73447/
Lemai73443/
Lemoa73391/
Lemoy73280/
Lemye73184/
Lemea73173/
Lemui73145/
Lemuy73118/
Lemei7383/
Lemie7379/
Lemae7317/
Lemij7310/
Lemaa734/
Lemaj733/
Lemayaya7127/
Lahamiya711/
Limaya672,987/
Lomaia67982/
Lemaux67436/
Lamaya67369/
Lomeya67305/
Lemaić67304/
Lemmey67254/
Lomaya67246/
Lemeha67209/
Lemois67201/
Leamey67195/
Lamoia67190/
Lomoya67179/
Limiyo67129/
Letmau67119/
Lemmie67103/
Letmai6793/
Lomuya6788/
Lamoya6786/
Lomiye6777/
Lamiyo6761/
Laemai6760/
Lemgau6751/
Lemait6743/
Leamie6742/
Lamuya6738/
Limeya6730/
Lemoie6722/
Leamae6722/
Leimui6721/
Limoya6719/
Leimau6716/
Lamaia6716/
Lemoye6716/
Lemuja6714/
Lemayi6713/
Liemai6713/
Letmay6712/
Lemais6711/
Liemaa6711/
Lameya6710/
Lemoja679/
Leamoa679/
Liemoa678/
Lemeyu678/
Loemau678/
Lemijo677/
Limiye677/
Lemoji677/
Limaia677/
Letmoy676/
Lemaus676/
Lemeah676/
Lemeja676/
Lemuye676/
Lomiyo675/
Lemaii675/
Leemye675/
Leimai674/
Leumai674/
Lemayo674/
Leemai674/
Lamiye673/
Lemays673/
Leemay673/
Leemoy673/
Letmoi673/
Lamiia673/
Lemaie673/
Lamyia673/
Lemmei672/
Lemoyo672/
Leamai672/
Leemie672/
Lemyeh672/
Lameiy672/
Liemei672/
Leimei672/
Lemuie671/
Lesmui671/
Lemayy671/
Lemeui671/
Lemhau671/
Lemuis671/
Hlemay671/
Lemeyo671/
Lemeis671/
Lamóia671/
Lehmai671/
Lehmei671/
L'Emai671/
Lemeih671/
Lemeji671/
Lemeye671/
Lemaut671/
Lemawe671/
Lemmuy671/
Lemoyi671/
Lemuid671/
Lemuyo671/
Limoia671/
Leymie671/
Lymuya671/
Limija671/
Leimie671/
Lameia670/
Liemey670/
Lehmay670/
Loemay670/
Lemmea670/
Lehmey670/
Leamay670/

Lemiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﻴﻪlmyh-
Lemiya in the Hindi language
लेमियाlemiya-

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