Lems Surname

253,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0811:15,6222,366
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Belgium881:130,64418,923
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Lems (331) may also be a first name.

Lems Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lems (Georgian: ლემს, Russian: Лемс) occurs most in The Netherlands. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lems? popularity and diffusion

Lems is the 253,428th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,671,504 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Lems reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 481,336th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 331 people.

Lems is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,081 people, or 1 in 15,622. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 54 percent reside, North Holland, where 11 percent reside and Utrecht, where 8 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands Lems exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Lems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lems has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lems last name grew 1,205 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lems Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lems surname are 26.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.61% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liems8971/
Lehms8926/
Leems899/
Lemse897/
Leims893/
Loems892/
Laems892/
Hlems892/
Lemss891/
Lemsz891/
Lemms891/
Leums891/
Leams890/
Lemsch8047/
Lemshe801/
Lens756,105/
Lams751,207/
Loms75225/
Lims75120/
Lemz753/
Lyms750/
Lense672,855/
Liens67597/
Leens67259/
Limse67232/
Loens67193/
Lenss67190/
Laens67136/
Limås6729/
Lomås6724/
Lenns6724/
Lämås6722/
Lenæs6722/
Lensh6720/
Liams6718/
Llams6718/
Llens6714/
Lehns6713/
Lemje6712/
Lamss6710/
Lensz679/
Lemze677/
Lomsø676/
Lemch674/
Lyoms674/
Lamsh673/
Luens673/
Lahms672/
Lamms672/
Limms672/
Lehmsová672/
Lohms671/
Lioms671/
Hlemz671/
Lymsh671/
Lomms671/
Lähms671/
Lam's671/
Lemshova671/
Lemçe671/
Lisms670/
Luims670/
Leuns670/

Lems Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lems in the Georgian language
ლემსlems-
Lems in the Russian language
Лемсlems-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lems
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