Lems Surname
Approximately 1,560 people bear this surname
Lems Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1,081 | 1:15,622 | 2,366 |
| United States | 265 | 1:1,367,770 | 94,877 |
| Belgium | 88 | 1:130,644 | 18,923 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Lems (331) may also be a first name.
Lems Demographics
Average Lems Salary in
United States
$47,121 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lems Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lems Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lems (Georgian: ლემს, Russian: Лемс) is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lems? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lems is the 253,428th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,671,504 people. The surname Lems is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Lems live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lems is also the 481,336th most commonly held forename globally, borne by 331 people.
The surname Lems is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,081 people, or 1 in 15,622. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 54 percent are found, North Holland, where 11 percent are found and Utrecht, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Belgium, where 6 percent are found.
Lems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lems has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lems surname increased 1,205 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lems Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lems last name are 26.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.61% being registered with the party.
The amount Lems earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 23.88% more than the national average, earning R 294,384 per year and in United States they earn 9.21% more than the national average, earning $47,121 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liems | 89 | 71 | / |
| Lehms | 89 | 26 | / |
| Leems | 89 | 9 | / |
| Lemse | 89 | 7 | / |
| Leims | 89 | 3 | / |
| Loems | 89 | 2 | / |
| Laems | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hlems | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lemss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lemsz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lemms | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leums | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leams | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lemsch | 80 | 47 | / |
| Lemshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lens | 75 | 6,105 | / |
| Lams | 75 | 1,207 | / |
| Loms | 75 | 225 | / |
| Lims | 75 | 120 | / |
| Lemz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lyms | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lense | 67 | 2,855 | / |
| Liens | 67 | 597 | / |
| Leens | 67 | 259 | / |
| Limse | 67 | 232 | / |
| Loens | 67 | 193 | / |
| Lenss | 67 | 190 | / |
| Laens | 67 | 136 | / |
| Limås | 67 | 29 | / |
| Lomås | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lenns | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lämås | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lenæs | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lensh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Liams | 67 | 18 | / |
| Llams | 67 | 18 | / |
| Llens | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lehns | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lemje | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lamss | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lensz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lemze | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lomsø | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lemch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lyoms | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lamsh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luens | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lahms | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lamms | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limms | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehmsová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lohms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lioms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlemz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lymsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lähms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lam's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemshova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemçe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lisms | 67 | 0 | / |
| Luims | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leuns | 67 | 0 | / |
Lems Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lems in the Georgian language | ||
| ლემს | lems | - |
| Lems in the Russian language | ||
| Лемс | lems | - |
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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
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- 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 Lems
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