Lemmy Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lemmy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemmy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2351:196,51014,435
Tanzania1471:360,14726,649
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Lemmy (11,442) may also be a first name.

Lemmy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemmy is found most in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lemmy.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemmy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemmy is the 599,225th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Lemmy live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 55,944th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 11,442 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 196,510. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Mombasa County, where 46 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 45 percent reside and Kwale County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Lemmy exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 28 percent reside and Nigeria, where 13 percent reside.

Lemmy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lemmy has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lemmy last name grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 317 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemmy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Lemmy earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemmey91254/
Lemmuy911/
Leemmy910/
Lemy891,040/
Lemma80163,236/
Lemay8032,024/
Lemme806,001/
Lemmi803,124/
Leamy801,796/
Lemey80521/
Lammy80379/
Lemoy80280/
Lemuy80118/
Lemmé8014/
Leumy8012/
Lommy804/
Liemy804/
Lemyo802/
Lesmy802/
Limmy802/
Lemiy801/
Leemy801/
Lenmy801/
Leimy800/
Lehmy800/
Lemmer738,544/
Lemysh731,252/
Lammey73722/
Lemmet73435/
Leamey73195/
Lemmes73125/
Lemmie73103/
Lammay7391/
Lemych7357/
Lemaya7355/
Lemmis7344/
Limmay7338/
Hlemma7324/
Leamma7317/
Letmay7312/
Leumiy7311/
Lemmez736/
Letmoy736/
Lommey735/
Llemma734/
Lemmiz734/
Lemays733/
Leemay733/
Leemoy733/
Lemmeh733/
Lhemma733/
Lemmee732/
Lemmei732/
Lemmed732/
Hlemme731/
Lemmme731/
Laymmy731/
Lemmid731/
Leimyo731/
Lenmay731/
Hlemay731/
Lemmhe731/
Lehmey730/
Lemmea730/
Loemay730/
Lehmay730/
Liemey730/
Leamay730/
Lema67218,879/
Lamy6746,110/
Leme6738,147/
Lemi6716,022/
Lomy67831/
Limy67353/
Lemmich67305/
Lemmitt6754/
Leimych6729/
Leammet6724/
Lymy6711/
Laemmie6710/
Lemé677/
Lemmeer674/
Limmaya674/
Lemj674/
Lemmett673/
D'Leimy673/
L'Hemma671/
Lemmehs671/
Leesmay671/
D'Leymy671/
Lemmech671/
Lémy671/
L'Lemay671/
Leemmer670/

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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
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  • 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 Lemmy
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