Lemlam Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lemlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Lemlam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemlam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﻼﻡ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemlam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Lemlam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemlam reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 292,490. In Mauritania Lemlam is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemlame926/
Leamlam922/
Lemleam921/
Lamlam8342/
Lemloum77418/
Lemland7722/
Liamlam773/
Laimlam771/
Lemlajn771/
Lemloume711/
Lemlloum711/
Lomlom67110/
Lemlon6710/
Linlam673/
Limlan671/
Lemlein6218/
Limlian624/
Lionlam621/
Limlane621/
Lemleyn621/
Luinlam620/
Lienllan5796/
Llamllam5722/
Glinliam5712/
Liamleam572/
Lemellon571/
Lemillion531/
Lamlom50957/
Linlan50134/
Limlon501/

Lemlam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemlam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﻼﻡlmlam60
ﺍﻟﻤﻼﻡalmlam20
ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻼﻡallmlam20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lemlam
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