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 last name Lemming is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemming? popularity and diffusion

Lemming is the 262,280th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,874,613 people. The last name Lemming occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Lemming live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in Scandinavia. Lemming is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 625 people, or 1 in 9,032. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 51 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 13 percent are found. Barring Denmark this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Lemming Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lemming has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lemming surname grew 434 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lemming Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lemming last name are 18.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.96% being 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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