Lemlem Surname

5,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Lemlem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemlem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia107,8561:904157
Kenya1421:325,21119,938
Cameroon981:211,92921,585
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Lemlem (63,519) may also be a first name.

Lemlem Last Name Facts

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

Lemlem is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemlem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,240th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 67,358 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lemlem live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 15,123rd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 63,519 people.

It is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 107,856 people, or 1 in 904. Excluding Ethiopia this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Lemlem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lemlem surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Lemlem earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $40,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lemhlem921/
Leamlem921/
Lemlemm921/
Lemleam921/
Laemlaem8628/
Leamlaem863/
Lhemlhem861/
Lemailem861/
Lemelm8316/
Lemlen835/
Lamlem834/
Lomlem831/
Lemlme831/
Lem'eilem801/
Lemlein7718/
Lemleyn771/
Lamlemm771/
Lamleam771/
Lemline770/
Liamleam712/
Leemmlen711/
Leammlen711/
Lomlim67236/
Limlim67113/
Lemlyn67110/
Lemlin6786/
Lenlen674/
Lemlnh673/
Lamlim671/

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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 Lemlem
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