Lemkus Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Lemkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Israel131:658,28045,106
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lemkus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemkus is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemkus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemkus is the 1,907,068th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Lemkus live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Lemkus is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 52 percent are found and Western Cape, where 48 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 14 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Lemkus Last Name Statistics demography

Lemkus earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 223.72% more than the national average, earning R 769,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemku911/
Lemkau83370/
Lemkou83285/
Limkus8320/
Lenkus8316/
Lemkeu833/
Lenckus7748/
Lehmkau7730/
Lemkoud773/
Limkous772/
Leumkeu772/
Lemckos771/
Lehmkuh771/
Lemckau771/
Lenkuse771/
Lenku73720/
Limku734/
Lehmkuhz711/
Linkus67685/
Lenkeu6767/
Lengku674/
Lemcut673/
Lynkus673/
Lenkou672/
Lenkui671/
Lehmkuith671/
Lenkos671/
Lenkau671/
Limkou671/

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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 Lemkus
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