Lemos Surname

1,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
East Timor

Lemos Surname Definition:

Galician name from Lemos in Lugo.

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Lemos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil151,1851:1,416161
Angola55,4111:48783
Argentina15,9711:2,676346
Portugal15,5121:672119
Mozambique14,8321:1,838442
Colombia6,0321:7,920956
United States5,6831:63,7807,464
East Timor5,5141:22164
Uruguay4,2341:81187
Spain2,9571:15,8111,801
Ecuador1,8001:8,8371,426
India9121:841,08037,214
France8651:76,78910,790
Philippines7901:128,15021,916
Dominican Republic7781:13,4101,015
Venezuela6261:48,2492,432
Panama3771:10,377920
Mexico3311:375,0047,648
Canada3171:116,23212,335
England2961:188,23716,748
Indonesia2611:506,70241,355
Peru2341:135,8307,564
Paraguay1381:52,4401,489
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Greece1141:97,19116,372
Switzerland1001:82,1299,360
Australia761:355,20729,862
Papua New Guinea611:133,66718,337
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Nicaragua471:128,1082,073
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Chile401:440,41211,644
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Wales321:96,7047,743
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Honduras211:419,8313,124
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Belize161:22,2171,827
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
São Tomé and Príncipe121:14,785874
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
China81:170,915,1968,932
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Macau51:120,326534
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

An ancient Iberian toponymic.

- mfariacastro

Lemos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemos (Arabic: ليموس, Georgian: ლემოს, Marathi: लेमॉस, Russian: Лемос) occurs most in Brazil. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lémos. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,915th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 25,466 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Lemos reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 53 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 74,922nd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 7,383 people.

The last name Lemos is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 151,185 people, or 1 in 1,416. In Brazil Lemos is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 16 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent reside. Not including Brazil it is found in 101 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 19 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Lemos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lemos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lemos surname expanded 9,632 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lemos surname are 5.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.35% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lémos932/
Llemos911,180/
Lemois91201/
Lemoes9194/
Lemose9143/
Lemoss9121/
Lemmos9119/
Liemos9116/
Lemous9115/
Leamos915/
Lesmos913/
Lemoos912/
Leymos912/
Leemos911/
Lemosz911/
Lemosh911/
Lemo895,747/
Lemosse83138/
Lemoshe8339/
D'Lemos8334/
Leamous8312/
Lemoust8311/
Lemmous832/
Lemosch832/
Lemouss831/
Lleamos831/
Lllemos831/
Lesmots831/
Lemgous831/
Leymous830/
Lemus80176,841/
Lemou8010,743/
Limos805,426/
Lesmo801,908/
Lemmo801,826/
Lamos801,712/
Lemas80938/
Leamo80504/
Lemgo80462/
Lemoi80452/
Lemot80398/
Lemoa80391/
Lemoy80280/
Lomos80197/
Lemoh80160/
Liemo80149/
Leumo8098/
Lemod8081/
Leemo8067/
Lemox8045/
Lemoz8038/
Leimo8034/
Lymos8016/
Lehmo807/
Lemoc806/
Hlemo806/
Lemoo803/
Lemús802/
Llemo802/
Leymo801/
Lhemo801/
Lemoj801/
Lemho801/
Lemhouse7765/
Lemousse7760/
Leemhois771/
Llamos731,138/
Lehmus73724/
Llimos73354/
Lemoux73279/
Limose73206/
Limoes73206/
Liamos73176/
Laimos73155/
Lemass73153/
Lemott73128/
Lymous7354/
Lemmou7350/
Lemoch7350/
Leumou7347/
Leumas7339/
Leimas7333/
Lemats7332/
Lemoud7328/
Lomoos7326/
Lesmus7325/
Lesmas7324/
Limous7323/
Lemmus7320/
Liemus7320/
Lemeus7316/
Lemash7315/
Leamus7313/
Lemgas7312/
Lomosh7312/
Leemoh7312/
Lamois7310/
Limois7310/
Leymas7310/
Leamas739/
Lemmoh739/
Leamoa739/
Liemoa738/
Letmoy736/
Lemaus736/
Leismo736/
Limosh734/
Löhmos734/
Leimoo734/
L'Lemo734/
Lemout733/
Leemoy733/
Lamoss733/
Letmoi733/
Llemas733/
Lemuss733/
Limãos732/
Lemast732/
Lemuse732/
Leameo732/
Letmas732/
Lemmot732/
Lemoht732/
Lemotz732/
Lemouh732/
Lemusz732/
Leemus731/
Lyamos731/
Leumus731/
Lammos731/
Lemaas731/
Lemuis731/
Leamot731/
Leemou731/
Laymos731/
Lemouz731/
Lamosh731/
Lhamos731/
Lomoss731/
Leimoh731/
Lehmou731/
Leimou731/
Limmos731/
Limots731/
Leymot731/
Liemoo731/
Liemou731/
Gliemo731/
Lemooh731/
Liemas730/
Lamoos730/
Leimus730/
Lehmas730/
Lema67218,879/
Limo6726,354/
Lymo671,680/
Lemoult67681/
Limmois67257/
Lehmoud67224/
Gliemmo67182/
Lehmhus6756/
Limouse6728/
Lemouth6721/
Lemmouh6719/
Limmose6716/
Llimous6711/
Lemeuse6710/
Lemmats678/
Lhamous677/
Lemoche673/
Lemaats673/
Leemuis672/
Limoshe672/
Lemasse672/
Llamois671/
Lemmott671/
Leimoha671/
Lheamas671/
Lliamos671/
Llimose671/
Lysmose671/
Leimood671/
Leamoth671/
Lamoush671/
Lessmas671/
Lemmoud671/
Lemohie671/
Limoush671/
D'Lemus671/
D'Limos671/
Lamhois670/
Limmous670/
Lammous670/
Lemhaus670/
Leummus670/

Lemos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemos in the Georgian language
ლემოსlemos-
Lemos in the Marathi language
लेमॉसlemosa76.68
लेमोसlemosa12.92
लेमाँसlemamsa3.15
लॅमोसlemosa1.47
लेमसlemasa1.26
लेमासlemasa0.42
लेबॉसlebosa0.42
लेमुसlemusa0.21
लेनोसlenosa0.21
लेमीसlemisa0.11
Lemos in the Russian language
Лемосlemos-
Lemos in the Arabic language
ليموسlymws-

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