Lemme Surname

81,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lemme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6431:48,9996,399
United States1,1811:306,90828,207
Argentina9751:43,8393,699
Italy9061:67,50211,999
South Africa5001:108,35513,046
Botswana1881:11,6332,210
Canada1311:281,26426,302
Brazil1111:1,928,59861,665
Norway961:53,5657,688
Uruguay481:71,4957,517
France351:1,897,792163,564
Australia321:843,61652,533
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Austria101:851,54467,454
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Lemmé (14) are calculated separately.

Lemme (564) may also be a first name.

Lemme Last Name Facts

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

Lemme (Arabic: يمي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻪ, Marathi: लमे) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also occur as a variant: Lemmé. Click here for further potential spellings of Lemme.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemme? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 81,041st most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,389 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Lemme reside; 29 percent reside in Western Europe and 28 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 353,625th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 564 people.

The last name Lemme is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,643 people, or 1 in 48,999. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 32 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent reside and Berlin, where 13 percent reside. Barring Germany Lemme occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Argentina, where 16 percent reside.

Lemme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lemme has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lemme surname increased 1,968 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lemme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lemme last name are 4.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.34% registered with the political party.

The amount Lemme earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 44.6% more than the national average, earning €43,424 per year; in Norway they earn 12% less than the national average, earning 304,538 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.14% less than the national average, earning R 154,140 per year; in United States they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning $47,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.67% more than the national average, earning $53,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemmé9314/
Lemmer918,544/
Lemmet91435/
Lemmey91254/
Lemmes91125/
Lemmie91103/
Lemmez916/
Lemmeh913/
Lemmed912/
Lemmee912/
Lemmei912/
Lemmhe911/
Hlemme911/
Lemmme911/
Lemmea910/
Leme8938,147/
Lemm896,004/
Leammet8324/
Laemmie8310/
Lemmeer834/
Lemmett833/
Lemmech831/
Lemmehs831/
Leemmer830/
Lemma80163,236/
Lemes8093,358/
Lesme805,083/
Lemmi803,124/
Lemee802,206/
Lamme801,344/
Lemer801,299/
Lemeš80955/
Lemez80918/
Lomme80585/
Lemey80521/
Lemmy80519/
Leime80307/
Leeme80289/
Lemet80240/
Lemeh80205/
Lemea80173/
Lemée80153/
Leyme80147/
Limme80132/
Lemei8083/
Lemie8079/
Lieme8046/
Lemeu8041/
Loeme8039/
Lemed8034/
Lleme8032/
Laeme8031/
Leame8018/
Lemje8012/
Hleme807/
Leume805/
Letme804/
Lehme803/
Lheme803/
Lemge802/
Liemm802/
Lenme801/
Lemeş801/
Lgeme801/
Lem7529,844/
Lesmes738,534/
Lhomme737,966/
Limmer736,963/
Leimer732,638/
Lemesh732,290/
Lammie731,049/
Leamer73858/
Lammey73722/
Lämmer73550/
Lemets73443/
Leemet73404/
Lemeer73257/
Leamey73195/
Lemech73178/
Llemes73152/
Lesmez73114/
Lehmed7385/
Lehmie7375/
Lehtme7362/
Leymet7350/
Lemmis7344/
Leamie7342/
Leemee7329/
Limmea7326/
Hlemma7324/
Leemer7321/
Leamma7317/
Llemet7317/
Lehmes7313/
Lesmer7313/
Laehme7311/
Lömmer7311/
Lommie7310/
Leumie738/
Lommee737/
Leymer736/
Lemezs736/
Leemed736/
Leemes735/
Lommey735/
Llemma734/
Lemmiz734/
Letmer733/
Lessme733/
Lemecz733/
Lemess733/
Leames733/
Lhemma733/
Leisme733/
Limmie732/
Lenmer732/
Leitme732/
Limmje732/
Leymes732/
Leimet732/
Lammee732/
Lemest732/
Leemie732/
Lammeh732/
Lemeed732/
Lemees732/
Leesme732/
Liemei732/
Leimei732/
Leymez731/
Lhamme731/
Lamm'e731/
Lemeez731/
Lemett731/
L'Emer731/
Hleime731/
Hlemer731/
Leasme731/
Lenmie731/
Lemeis731/
Leimes731/
Lemher731/
Liomme731/
Lehmei731/
Leetme731/
Leumeu731/
Lemehs731/
Lemeih731/
Lemesz731/
Lemieh731/
Lemmuy731/
Leymie731/
Liemeh731/
Leamet731/
Limmee731/
Laemee731/
Lemesd731/
Lethme731/
Lemmid731/
Leimie731/
Leehme731/
Limmes730/
Liemey730/
Lehmey730/
Leemmy730/
Leamed730/
Lymmes730/
Laemie730/
Lema67218,879/
Lemi6716,022/
Liem6715,759/
Lame6713,162/
Lome679,158/
Lime673,306/
L'homme671,138/
Lemy671,040/
Lehm67901/
Leim67785/
Leem67558/
Limm67436/
Leam67362/
Lemmich67305/
Lyme67303/
Leemets67196/
Leum67152/
Lhem6772/
Leismer6771/
Lemmitt6754/
Lehtmäe6754/
Lymm6737/
Leym6726/
Lhommee6721/
Leesmäe6715/
Lemesch6712/
Llem6711/
Lehmeit6710/
Leitmäe679/
Hlem677/
Lemé677/
Lesm674/
Lenmeee674/
Lemj674/
Lhimmer674/
D'Leime673/
Leamech673/
Leimets673/
Lemd673/
Leimetz672/
Lessmer672/
Laimmer672/
Lessmes672/
Limmett671/
Lienmei671/
Leumieh671/
Lahamme671/
Leimech671/
Lemeisz671/
Leahmed671/
Leemetz671/
Leenmer671/
L'Hemed671/
L'Lemed671/
Lgem671/
Lehmets671/
Laymmie671/
Leetmäe671/
Leemest671/
Laheyme671/
Lemohie671/
Leamets671/
Ljme671/
Ljmm671/
L'Hemma671/
Lemh671/
Lemt671/
Lejm671/
Hleemed671/
Lettmer670/
Lehmedt670/
Leamett670/
Lehmech670/
Loimmer670/

Lemme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻪallmh-
Lemme in the Marathi language
लमेlame-
Lemme in the Arabic language
يميymy-
ىميymy-

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