Lemlih Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lemlih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemlih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
Mauritania2941:13,9281,330
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

Lemlih (23) may also be a first name.

Lemlih Last Name Facts

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

Lemlih (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﻠﻴﺢ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemlih? popularity and diffusion

It is the 321,376th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 6,271,554 people. The surname Lemlih occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lemlih reside; 73 percent reside in North Africa and 73 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.

This last name is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 852 people, or 1 in 40,465. Excluding Morocco this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemlich9241/
Lemleih925/
Lemlihe923/
Lemlieh921/
Lemli91148/
Lamlih831,731/
Leimli838/
Lemlij837/
Lemleh833/
Lemlei832/
Limlih832/
Lemlui832/
Lemliy831/
Lemlie831/
Laemmli7746/
Lemlech776/
Lemleah773/
Lemmlie773/
Laehmli771/
Lenlich770/
Limlich770/
Lemle73620/
Lenli73580/
Lemly73403/
Lamli73208/
Limli7335/
Lemla7328/
Lomli7318/
Lhemlhea711/
Leemilli710/
Laemmlie710/
Lemley676,255/
Lemler671,056/
Lomloi67427/
Lämmli67175/
Lomlai67168/
Limlai67147/
Lemmle67140/
Laemle6771/
Lamlli6753/
Lammli6733/
Lemlee6729/
Laemlé6713/
Lamlai678/
Lenlie676/
Lemluy675/
Lamloi673/
Lenlei672/
Laamli672/
Lemlay672/
Lemlea671/
Lemloy671/
Lemlez671/
Lamlie671/
Limlia671/
Lemmly670/
Limliy670/

Lemlih Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemlih in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﻠﻴﺢlmlyh92.31
ﻟﻤﻴﻠﺢlmylh5.13
ﻟﻤﻠﺢlmlh0.85
ﺍﻣﻠﻴﺢamlyh0.85
ﻟﻤﻴﻠﻴﺢlmylyh0.85

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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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  • 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 Lemlih
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