Lemkow Surname

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

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lemkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Lemkow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemkow has its highest incidence in Denmark. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemkow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Lemkow live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Lemkow is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 268,796. In Denmark Lemkow is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 76 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 19 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 5 percent are found. Beside Denmark this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Lemkow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lemkow surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Lemkow surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Lemkow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 92.69% more than the national average, earning $95,735 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemkov83133/
Lenkow8318/
Lamkow831/
Lemkova77107/
Leamkaw771/
Lenkov673,027/
Lamkov67262/
Lomkov67244/
Linkow6766/
Limkov6735/
Lymkov674/
Lenkof671/
Lamcow671/
Lemcof671/

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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 Lemkow
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