Lemkou Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Lemkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 275 | 1:167,927 | 12,915 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Lemkou (10) may also be a first name.
Lemkou Demographics
Lemkou Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lemkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lemkou is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemkou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 926,175th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemkou live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 10 people.
Lemkou is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 167,927. In Kenya it is most frequent in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Lemkou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lemkou surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemkoud | 92 | 3 | / |
| Lemko | 91 | 1,059 | / |
| Lemku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lemkau | 83 | 370 | / |
| Lemkus | 83 | 95 | / |
| Lemkoi | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lemkeu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lemkho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Limkou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lehmkau | 77 | 30 | / |
| Limkous | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leumkeu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lemckau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leamkoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemkuye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lehmkuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemckos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lemka | 73 | 377 | / |
| Lemco | 73 | 78 | / |
| Limko | 73 | 17 | / |
| Limku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lymko | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lehmkuhz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemgka | 67 | 139 | / |
| Lemkey | 67 | 48 | / |
| Lemkie | 67 | 36 | / |
| Lemkay | 67 | 34 | / |
| Limkus | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lemkee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lemcoe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leamka | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leamco | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lemcut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lemkad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemkai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehmkuith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leemka | 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
- 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 Lemkou
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