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

Lemkey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemkey? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Connecticut, where 44 percent are found, California, where 22 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States Lemkey occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 31 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Lemkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lemkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lemkey last name decreased 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lemkey surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for 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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