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Where Does The Last Name Lempe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lempe (Oriya: େଲେ) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Lempê or Lempé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lempe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 158,259^th most widely held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,639,459 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Lempe live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lempe is also the 475,334^th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 338 people.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,189 people, or 1 in 45,566. In South Africa Lempe is most common in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Free State, where 23 percent live and North West, where 22 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 26 percent live and Germany, where 19 percent live.

Lempe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Lempe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lempe last name increased 178 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lempe Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Lempe surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lempe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 33.69% less than the national average, earning R 157,584 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.