Lemming Surname

262,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lemming Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemming Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark6251:9,032829
United States5561:651,90552,252
England801:696,47639,547
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Australia461:586,86342,409
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Norway131:395,56035,657
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Finland71:785,24338,644
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Lemming (15) may also be a first name.

Lemming Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemming occurs most in Denmark. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemming? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 262,280th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,874,613 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Lemming reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Scandinavia. Lemming is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 15 people.

Lemming is most frequently occurring in Denmark, where it is carried by 625 people, or 1 in 9,032. In Denmark Lemming is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 51 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 13 percent live. Other than Denmark this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Lemming Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lemming has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemming surname increased 434 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lemming Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lemming last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lemming last name are 18.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.96% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lemming earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 14.89% more than the national average, earning 397,609 kr per year and in United States they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $46,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemmings93398/
Leemming930/
Leming922,817/
Lemmin9237/
Leeming865,399/
Lamming861,431/
Leaming861,283/
Lemings86304/
Lemmink86203/
Lehming8686/
Limming8657/
Lemminn8618/
Lemmeng8612/
Leiming8611/
Lomming8611/
Lemmien8610/
Lemmion867/
Lemingt862/
Lieming860/
Leuming860/
Lemin833,975/
Lemmn831/
Leemings801/
Lienming801/
Leamings801/
Limmings800/
Lemmen774,045/
Laming772,881/
Liming772,380/
Lemina77408/
Lemeng77163/
Leemin77122/
Lemien7765/
Lyming7726/
Lymmin7721/
Lemion7719/
Loming7718/
Leymin7712/
Limmin779/
Lesmin777/
Leamin776/
Liemin773/
Leminn772/
Lehmin772/
Llemin771/
Leumng771/
Lemimg771/
Lemint771/
Leminx771/
Lenmng771/
L'Emin771/
Leminc771/
Lemmyn771/
Lemingova751/
Lemn7362/
Laiming7159/
Layming7134/
Limings7134/
Limmina7132/
Lohming7131/
Linming7123/
Leamina718/
Leamien716/
Lehminn715/
Leimeng715/
Lemaeng715/
Leminne714/
Leymina713/
Leimina712/
Limmink712/
Limimng711/
Liminng711/
Leahmin711/
Lehtmin711/
Lettmin711/
Löhming711/
Hlemmen711/
Lehmien711/
Liaming711/
Lhemina711/
Limingk711/
Lehmemn711/
Leemeng711/
Lemmyon710/
Lyhming710/
Luiming710/
Limin673,292/
Lemen672,245/
Lamng67171/
Lemne67103/
Leminova6737/
Lahaming6719/
Leahmien6714/
Lemem6713/
Lemén679/
Lemyn675/
Lymin673/
Laemaeng672/
Leamn671/
Lemnk671/
Lhohming671/
Lemnn671/
Leemaeng671/
Leheminn670/

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Lemming Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lemming
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