Lemma Surname

3,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Lemma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia159,3691:61296
Italy1,7971:34,0336,094
United States1,1091:326,83429,687
Argentina3681:116,1519,810
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Canada631:584,85148,473
France551:1,207,686126,065
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
England421:1,326,62059,571
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Algeria131:2,971,65845,332
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Norway81:642,78647,258
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Finland61:916,11741,832
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Lemma (571,617) may also be a first name.

Lemma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻪ, Hindi: लेम्मा) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,431st most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 44,644 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lemma reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Lemma is also the 1,750th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 571,617 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 159,369 people, or 1 in 612. Excluding Ethiopia Lemma is found in 55 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Lemma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lemma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lemma last name increased 3,961 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemma Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lemma are 1.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lemma earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 28.46% less than the national average, earning €21,482 per year; in Norway they earn 25.87% less than the national average, earning 256,545 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.69% more than the national average, earning $45,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.56% less than the national average, earning $41,953 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlemma9124/
Leamma9117/
Lemmat9117/
Lemmad9115/
Lemmah915/
Llemma914/
Lhemma913/
Lemmea910/
Lema89218,879/
Lemmats838/
Lemmatt831/
L'Hemma831/
Lemay8032,024/
Leima808,653/
Lamma807,098/
Lemme806,001/
Laema803,601/
Lemmi803,124/
Lemmo801,826/
Limma801,730/
Leema801,550/
Liema801,452/
Lemas80938/
Lemah80818/
Lesma80779/
Lomma80770/
Leama80640/
Llema80563/
Lemmy80519/
Lemau80447/
Lemai80443/
Leyma80426/
Lemoa80391/
Lemat80245/
Lemea80173/
Leuma8082/
Lemha8057/
Letma8056/
Hlema8022/
Lemad8017/
Lemga8017/
Lemap8016/
Lehma8014/
Lemmé8014/
Lenma807/
Loema807/
Leïma806/
Lemaa804/
Lemaz803/
Lemaj803/
Lemaâ801/
Lemmer738,544/
Hlamma732,375/
Lhamma73558/
Lemaux73436/
Lemmet73435/
Lemaić73304/
Lemmey73254/
Lemass73153/
Lemmes73125/
Letmau73119/
Lemmie73103/
Lammai7397/
Liamma7396/
Letmai7393/
Lammay7391/
Leetma7385/
Lammah7380/
Lehtma7363/
Laemai7360/
Lematt7357/
Lemaya7355/
Lemgau7351/
Lemmou7350/
Leemad7349/
Lemmis7344/
Lemait7343/
Leymat7340/
Limmay7338/
Leisma7335/
Leimas7333/
Lemats7332/
Lemach7331/
Leitma7329/
Limmea7326/
Leimah7325/
Lesmas7324/
Lemmos7319/
Llamma7318/
Leysma7317/
Leimau7316/
Lemash7315/
Liemai7313/
Letmay7312/
Lemais7311/
Liemaa7311/
Leymas7310/
Leamas739/
Lenmai739/
Lemmoh739/
Leamoa739/
Liemoa738/
Loemau738/
Hleema738/
Loemaa738/
Limmad737/
Liemah737/
Lesmat737/
Lemmez736/
Lemaus736/
Laamma736/
Leemga736/
Lemhat736/
Laemah735/
Lehmah735/
Limmai734/
Leimai734/
Leumai734/
Leesma734/
Lemmiz734/
Lemaia734/
Leemai734/
Lemays733/
Leemay733/
Llemas733/
Lemmeh733/
Lemmed732/
Lemast732/
Lemmee732/
Lemmei732/
Lahmma732/
Laimma732/
Leamai732/
Letmas732/
Leimat732/
Lemmot732/
Lyamma731/
Lemaas731/
Lemaha731/
Lemhau731/
Lemmhe731/
Lenmay731/
Hlemay731/
Lommah731/
Lismma731/
Llaema731/
Lleama731/
Lliema731/
Hleima731/
Hlemme731/
Hlimma731/
Lehmai731/
L'Emai731/
Lammma731/
Lematz731/
Lemaut731/
Lemmme731/
Lemmuy731/
Lemaah731/
Lemahe731/
Lesmad731/
Luenma731/
Lommai731/
Limmoa731/
Leamat731/
Lemhad731/
Lemmid731/
Leemha731/
Hlemha731/
Lehmay730/
Loemay730/
Leemmy730/
Leamay730/
Lima671,948,991/
Lama67336,121/
Leme6738,147/
Loma6718,983/
Lemi6716,022/
Lemo675,747/
Lemy671,040/
Lemmich67305/
Gliemmo67182/
Lyma67159/
Leetmaa67155/
Lemaich67108/
Lehtmaa6787/
Lemmitt6754/
Leesmaa6749/
Leammet6724/
Líma6721/
Lemmouh6719/
Lehemaa6717/
Lemeaux6714/
Leitmaa6712/
Lemault679/
Lemé677/
Leimatz675/
Hleemad675/
Leahmad675/
Limmaya674/
Lemmeer674/
Lemj674/
Leehmad674/
Lemmett673/
Leumaha673/
Lemaats673/
D'Leema672/
Lemmous672/
L'Hamma672/
Laehmai672/
Hleemat672/
Leesmay671/
Lahamma671/
Leimach671/
Leamach671/
Leemach671/
Hliemai671/
Lemmott671/
Lemmech671/
Leimoha671/
Lheamas671/
Lýma671/
Lemahad671/
Lohiema671/
Léma671/
Hlammma671/
L'Lemay671/
Lessmas671/
Lemmehs671/
Lemmoud671/
Letmach671/
Lehmait671/
Lemhath671/
Hleemah671/
Leemmer670/
Lemhaus670/

Lemma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemma in the Hindi language
लेम्माlem'ma-
Lemma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻪallmh25
ﻟﻤﻪlmh25
ﻟﻌﻢlm25
ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻮallmw25

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