Lemk Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Lemk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lemk (13) may also be a first name.

Lemk Last Name Facts

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

Lemk is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,718,172nd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Lemk live; 63 percent live in South America and 63 percent live in Luso-South America. Lemk is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 6,689,823. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Mato Grosso, where 88 percent are found, Espírito Santo, where 6 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Lemk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lemk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lemk last name expanded 178 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lemk surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Lemk earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.66% less than the national average, earning $35,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemke8952,387/
Lemck8938/
Lemcke803,770/
Lehmke8051/
Lemmke8047/
Leimke8025/
Lemhke801/
Lemgke801/
Lamk75246/
Lomk755/
Lemc754/
Limk753/
Lymk751/
Ljmk751/
Lemg750/
Lemkova73107/
Leimcke7348/
Lemková736/
Limke67520/
Leimecke67116/
Lämke6716/
Lömke678/
Lamkë677/
Leumg676/
Lemqs671/
Limks671/
Leimgcke671/
Lamkh671/
Lemmg671/

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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 Lemk
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