Lemka Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Lemka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 201 | 1:189,098 | 25,586 |
| United States | 131 | 1:2,766,862 | 164,942 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Lemka (138) may also be a first name.
Lemka Demographics
Lemka Political Affiliation
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Lemka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lemka is found most in Poland. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 758,524th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,330,361 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Lemka live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Lemka is also the 787,636th most numerous first name globally, borne by 138 people.
The last name Lemka is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 189,098. Not including Poland this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Scotland, where 3 percent reside.
Lemka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lemka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lemka surname grew 364 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lemka Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lemka surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.69% registered with the political party.
Lemka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.4% more than the national average, earning $48,931 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemkau | 91 | 370 | / |
| Lemgka | 91 | 139 | / |
| Laemka | 91 | 48 | / |
| Lemkay | 91 | 34 | / |
| Leamka | 91 | 5 | / |
| Lemkad | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lemkai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Leemka | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lehmkau | 83 | 30 | / |
| Lemkach | 83 | 11 | / |
| Leamkai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lemckau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lemkass | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lemke | 80 | 52,387 | / |
| Lemko | 80 | 1,059 | / |
| Lamka | 80 | 881 | / |
| Lemky | 80 | 339 | / |
| Limka | 80 | 208 | / |
| Lemki | 80 | 69 | / |
| Lomka | 80 | 25 | / |
| Lemcke | 73 | 3,770 | / |
| Lamkah | 73 | 325 | / |
| Lemkou | 73 | 285 | / |
| Lemker | 73 | 245 | / |
| Lemkes | 73 | 134 | / |
| Lamkaj | 73 | 118 | / |
| Liemke | 73 | 71 | / |
| Lamkay | 73 | 56 | / |
| Lehmke | 73 | 51 | / |
| Lemkey | 73 | 48 | / |
| Lemmke | 73 | 47 | / |
| Laemko | 73 | 45 | / |
| Lemkie | 73 | 36 | / |
| Leimke | 73 | 25 | / |
| Lamkaa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Lemkee | 73 | 13 | / |
| Lemkoi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Lamkai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lemkys | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lemkeu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lamkea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lemkis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lemkhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lemkit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lemkho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liomka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lemhke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lemgke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lamkau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lesmky | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limkha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyomka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lemcky | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lemkeh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lehmker | 67 | 62 | / |
| Leemker | 67 | 59 | / |
| Leimcke | 67 | 48 | / |
| Laamkha | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lymekha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lymkach | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laemkoh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lemkoud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Llamkaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leumkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leamkoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamkaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlomhka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemkhet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemckos | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Lemka
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