Lemphe Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Lemphe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemphe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana171:128,64318,229
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Lemphe (13) may also be a first name.

Lemphe Last Name Facts

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

Lemphe occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemphe? popularity and diffusion

Lemphe is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Lemphe live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 128,643. Barring Botswana this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Lemphe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lemphe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lemphe last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lempher921/
Lempe912,761/
Lemph914/
Leamphet861/
Lemper83768/
Liempe83334/
Lempei83171/
Lempeh8357/
Lempea8346/
Llempe8327/
Laempe8320/
Lemped8316/
Lempeľ8310/
Lempie838/
Lempet836/
Lamphe832/
Lempee831/
Lemppe831/
Lempha830/
Lemp802,411/
Lmpe801/
Lmph801/
Lempfer7770/
Lamphee7753/
Lenphet7730/
Lempsch7721/
Liempie779/
Leampet773/
Lempets772/
Lemehev771/
Lamphey771/
Lliempe771/
Letempe771/
Leampha771/
Liempha771/
Liemphy771/
Leimpha771/
Lamphie770/
Lamphea770/
Lampe7326,503/
Lempa731,399/
Lempp73596/
Limpe73445/
Lebhe73294/
Lompe73237/
Lempi7386/
Lemps7361/
Lämpe7318/
Levhe7310/
Lemfe735/
Lenpe733/
Lempê732/
Lempé732/
Lmpha732/
Lymph731/
Lembh731/
Lempz731/
Lempy731/
Lempt730/
Lemhøfer7115/
Lenpheer711/
Lempejje711/
Leanphet711/
Liempi671,287/
Limper671,081/
Lempoy67527/
Llimpe67346/
Lampey67261/
Llempi67116/
Lempio67112/
Liempy6775/
Lompei6775/
Lampie6769/
Lmp6753/
Limpee6740/
Lampee6739/
Lempoi6739/
Lampei6729/
Lompeh6726/
Lempeľová6725/
Lempid6724/
Lempyi6724/
Lymper6720/
Lebher6720/
Lempit6715/
Lyampe6712/
Limpes6711/
Lemfer6711/
Lempis679/
Lampea679/
Lompea679/
Limpeh678/
Lempai676/
Lempaa676/
Laempi674/
Lompey673/
Lempui673/
Llampe673/
Limpie672/
Hlompe672/
Leheby672/
Lompie672/
Leampetch672/
Hlenphech672/
Lompej671/
Lebhez671/
Leempp671/
Lehbed671/
Lehevi671/
Luimpe671/
Lebehe671/
Leamew671/
Lampeh671/
Lamphi671/
Leumpi671/
Lenper671/
Lemfeh671/
Lempay671/
Limped671/
Limpha671/
Lenpet671/
Lehbee671/
Leheba671/
Lamppe670/
Lamphy670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lemphe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis