Lemje Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Lemje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Lemje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lemje (Marathi: िलमजे) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lemje is the 5,587,209th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Lemje live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Lemje is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Lemje occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lemje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lemje in the Marathi language | ||
| िलमजे | ilamaje | - |
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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 Lemje
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