Lempert Surname

191,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lempert Surname Definition:

(an invented surname) Lempert means “leopard,” and this name is a reference to Pirke Avot 5:23, which states: “Be bold as a leopard to do the will of your Father in Heaven.” The name appears also as Lemport and Lampert.

Lempert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7811:103,08012,764
United States6321:573,51147,017
Poland1981:191,96325,943
Thailand1161:608,951103,575
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Ukraine711:641,16568,951
Canada441:837,40065,151
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
France241:2,767,613196,808
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Austria211:405,49741,758
England201:2,785,90397,972
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Moldova141:254,38322,033
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Lempert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(an invented surname) Lempert means “leopard,” and this name is a reference to Pirke Avot 5:23, which states: “Be bold as a leopard to do the will of your Father in Heaven.” The name appears also as Lemport and Lampert.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Lempert Last Name Facts

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

Lempert (Russian: Лемперт) is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lempert? popularity and diffusion

It is the 191,129th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 3,303,511 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Lempert live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 781 people, or 1 in 103,080. In Germany Lempert is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found and Berlin, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Poland, where 9 percent are found.

Lempert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lempert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lempert last name increased 2,039 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lempert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lempert are 11.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.12% registered with the party.

The amount Lempert earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 41.11% more than the national average, earning $60,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.21% more than the national average, earning $55,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lempfert93169/
Luempert9320/
Leumpert931/
Lemperts931/
Lemper92768/
Lempferdt8810/
Lampert8615,053/
Limpert862,001/
Lempart861,238/
Lempere86228/
Lompert86122/
Lempfer8670/
Lümpert8625/
Lemport8611/
Lemperd866/
Lympert865/
Lempher861/
Lenpert861/
Liemper861/
Lampaert80956/
Lamperth80148/
Lamppert8041/
Lyampert8031/
Lampeart805/
Lampertt803/
Llampert801/
Lemphear801/
Lemphere801/
Lemperre801/
Lenphert801/
Lampfert800/
Lamphert800/
Lebert776,456/
Levert775,842/
Limper771,081/
Lempir77129/
Lymper7720/
Lempre772/
Lmpret771/
Lenper771/
Lemperová7547/
Lemperova752/
Lenpheart751/
Liebert717,243/
Lampart712,493/
Lamport711,395/
Leibert71702/
Lompart71475/
Libeert71235/
Leberth71208/
Lamperd71199/
Leubert71199/
Lampért71196/
Lybeert71137/
Lempire71120/
Leybert71120/
Leberte71105/
Lehbert7155/
Lempard7150/
Leebert7143/
Levertt7117/
Limport7116/
Limperz7113/
Lomport715/
Lanpert715/
Llimper713/
Hlebert712/
Leabert712/
Leverrt712/
Lenport712/
Leberts711/
Leveart711/
Lempord711/
Lejbert711/
Lebertz711/
Lenpart711/
Limpart710/
Limpirt710/
Limpere710/
Lymport710/
Limpfer710/
Llompart672,415/
Lieberth67416/
Lamparth67177/
Lenphetr6780/
Lampérth6745/
Lyamport6736/
Lebhertz6732/
Lbert6717/
Gliebert6713/
Liamport6713/
Leibertz678/
Leiberts675/
Lemphard673/
Leiberth673/
Lampeard672/
Lebheart672/
L'Empire672/
Leberthe672/
Llampart672/
Leeberth672/
Lampartt671/
Leabhert671/
Lenphear671/
Lenpheer671/
Lenphere671/
Leeberte671/
Llimpart671/
Leinpere671/
L'Hebert671/
Liebhert671/
Lambport670/
Lamppart670/
Lampherd670/
Lehebert670/
Limpreth670/

Lempert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lempert in the Russian language
Лемпертlempert-

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