Lemkey Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Lemkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Wales151:206,30213,003
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Lemkey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemkey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemkey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Lemkey are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Connecticut, where 44 percent live, California, where 22 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 31 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Lemkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lemkey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemkey last name fell 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lemkey surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Lemkey earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 49.19% more than the national average, earning $64,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.04% more than the national average, earning $74,047 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemke9152,387/
Lemky91339/
Lemcke833,770/
Lamkey83247/
Lemker83245/
Lemkes83134/
Liemke8371/
Lehmke8351/
Lemmke8347/
Lemkie8336/
Lemkay8334/
Leimke8325/
Lemkee8313/
Loemke837/
Lemkys834/
Lemkeu833/
Limkey833/
Laemke833/
Lemgke831/
Lemhke831/
Lesmky831/
Lemcky830/
Lemkeh830/
Lehmker7762/
Leemker7759/
Leimcke7748/
Loehmke774/
Leumkeu772/
Lemkuye771/
Limkoey771/
Lomkhey771/
Lemkhet771/
Lomckey771/
Lamke731,170/
Limke73520/
Lemka73377/
Lamky7374/
Lemki7369/
Lomke7352/
Lämke7316/
Lömke738/
Limky733/
Lomky732/
Leimecke71116/
Leimgcke711/
Lömker67441/
Lemkau67370/
Lemque67323/
Lemkou67285/
Lemche67260/
Lemgka67139/
Lamkie6771/
Lamkay6756/
Laemka6748/
Lamcke6726/
Limket6715/
Lemcoe6711/
Lämmke679/
Lamkeh679/
Lemkoi679/
Leamka675/
Lyamke674/
Lamkke674/
Lamkei673/
Lamkea673/
Lemkis672/
Lemkad672/
Limkee672/
Limcke671/
Leemka671/
Lamkee671/
Lemkit671/
Löhmke671/
Hlamke671/
Lammke671/
Lemkai671/
Lemkhi671/
Lohmke670/
Lemmce670/
Laimky670/
Lomcke670/

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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 Lemkey
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