Lemos Surname
Approximately 286,167 people bear this surname
Lemos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 151,185 | 1:1,416 | 161 |
| Angola | 55,411 | 1:487 | 83 |
| Argentina | 15,971 | 1:2,676 | 346 |
| Portugal | 15,512 | 1:672 | 119 |
| Mozambique | 14,832 | 1:1,838 | 442 |
| Colombia | 6,032 | 1:7,920 | 956 |
| United States | 5,683 | 1:63,780 | 7,464 |
| East Timor | 5,514 | 1:221 | 64 |
| Uruguay | 4,234 | 1:811 | 87 |
| Spain | 2,957 | 1:15,811 | 1,801 |
| Ecuador | 1,800 | 1:8,837 | 1,426 |
| India | 912 | 1:841,080 | 37,214 |
| France | 865 | 1:76,789 | 10,790 |
| Philippines | 790 | 1:128,150 | 21,916 |
| Dominican Republic | 778 | 1:13,410 | 1,015 |
| Venezuela | 626 | 1:48,249 | 2,432 |
| Panama | 377 | 1:10,377 | 920 |
| Mexico | 331 | 1:375,004 | 7,648 |
| Canada | 317 | 1:116,232 | 12,335 |
| England | 296 | 1:188,237 | 16,748 |
| Indonesia | 261 | 1:506,702 | 41,355 |
| Peru | 234 | 1:135,830 | 7,564 |
| Paraguay | 138 | 1:52,440 | 1,489 |
| South Africa | 124 | 1:436,917 | 37,311 |
| Greece | 114 | 1:97,191 | 16,372 |
| Switzerland | 100 | 1:82,129 | 9,360 |
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Nicaragua | 47 | 1:128,108 | 2,073 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Chile | 40 | 1:440,412 | 11,644 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:96,704 | 7,743 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Honduras | 21 | 1:419,831 | 3,124 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Belize | 16 | 1:22,217 | 1,827 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 12 | 1:14,785 | 874 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Macau | 5 | 1:120,326 | 534 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
The alternate forms: Lémos (2) are calculated separately.
Lemos (7,383) may also be a first name.
Lemos Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Galician name from Lemos in Lugo.
User-submitted Reference
An ancient Iberian toponymic.
- mfariacastroLemos Demographics
Average Male Lemos Height
173 cm
Average Female Lemos Height
162.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lemos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lemos (Arabic: ليموس, Georgian: ლემოს, Marathi: लेमॉस, Russian: Лемос) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Lémos. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemos? popularity and diffusion
Lemos is the 1,915th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 25,466 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Lemos reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 53 percent reside in Luso-South America. Lemos is also the 74,922nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 7,383 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 151,185 people, or 1 in 1,416. In Brazil Lemos is most common in: São Paulo, where 16 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this last name exists in 101 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 19 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.
Lemos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lemos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lemos last name expanded 9,632 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lemos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lemos surname are 5.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.35% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lemos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 28.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,846 per year; in South Africa they earn 166.49% more than the national average, earning R 633,288 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $22,890,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $42,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $50,472 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lemos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lemos in the Georgian language | ||
| ლემოს | lemos | - |
| Lemos in the Marathi language | ||
| लेमॉस | lemosa | 76.68 |
| लेमोस | lemosa | 12.92 |
| लेमाँस | lemamsa | 3.15 |
| लॅमोस | lemosa | 1.47 |
| लेमस | lemasa | 1.26 |
| लेमास | lemasa | 0.42 |
| लेबॉस | lebosa | 0.42 |
| लेमुस | lemusa | 0.21 |
| लेनोस | lenosa | 0.21 |
| लेमीस | lemisa | 0.11 |
| Lemos in the Russian language | ||
| Лемос | lemos | - |
| Lemos in the Arabic language | ||
| ليموس | lymws | - |
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