Lemly Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lemly Surname User-submission:

This family were immigrants to South Africa. Their arrival was recorded in the Government Gazette as Lumley, but the original surname is Lambley. The surname also became recorded as Lemly and Lamly in South Africa. The different variants can be described as the father of the family died and the mother abandoned her children.

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Lemly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:927,00569,520
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3711:135,36012,861

Lemly (18) may also be a first name.

Lemly Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This family were immigrants to South Africa. Their arrival was recorded in the Government Gazette as Lumley, but the original surname is Lambley. The surname also became recorded as Lemly and Lamly in South Africa. The different variants can be described as the father of the family died and the mother abandoned her children.

Lambley originates from a parish in Northumberland.

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Lemly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemly is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lemly.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemly is the 722,496th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname Lemly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Lemly live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

Lemly is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 927,005. In The United States Lemly is most common in: North Carolina, where 48 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and Mississippi, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Lemly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lemly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lemly last name grew 105 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lemly last name are 15.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.67% registered to vote for the party.

Lemly earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.66% less than the national average, earning $39,412 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemley916,255/
Lemluy915/
Lemlay912/
Lemloy911/
Lemliy911/
Lemmly910/
Lemleys831/
Leamley830/
Lemle80620/
Lemli80148/
Lemla8028/
Limly801/
Leimelay773/
Leatmley771/
Leumlley770/
Lemlih731,162/
Lemler731,056/
Lemmle73140/
Lemlee7329/
Leimli738/
Lemlij737/
Lemleh733/
Lemlei732/
Lemlui732/
Limlay732/
Lemlie731/
Lemlea731/
Limlly731/
Limlyo731/
Lemlez731/
Limliy730/
Lemelle671,625/
Lehmler67507/
Lemmler67168/
Lemille6777/
Limlaya6745/
Lemlich6741/
Lemella677/
Lemlech676/
Lemleih675/
Lemleah673/
Lemmlie673/
Lemlihe673/
Lemlieh671/
Lemller671/
Lemlesz671/
Lemilla671/
Leammle671/
Leimler670/

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