Lemsi Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Lemsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Lemsi (233) may also be a first name.

Lemsi Last Name Facts

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

Lemsi is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,106,139th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Lemsi live; 35 percent live in Central Africa and 35 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lemsi is also the 587,225th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 233 people.

The surname Lemsi is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 716,175. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 83 percent reside, East Region, where 3 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Lemsi occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 24 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laemsi9125/
Lemsid9120/
Lemshi913/
Lemsie911/
Lemsieh83136/
Leumsai834/
Lemssid833/
Leamsai831/
Lensi801,310/
Lomsi80983/
Lamsi80925/
Lemsa8072/
Limsi8042/
Lemse807/
Lemsy805/
Lemji803/
Lemzi803/
Lemgi801/
Lymsi801/
Lemsseid771/
Lemssaid771/
Lemchi73708/
Lemser73453/
Lomsai73238/
Limsai7361/
Limsui7352/
Lamsai7349/
Lamsie7349/
Liamsi7344/
Lamsih7335/
Lemjid7333/
Lemgit7327/
Lamshi7323/
Lensie7323/
Lensis7320/
Lamsei7319/
Lemges738/
Lenshi736/
Lamsui735/
Liensi734/
Limsih734/
Leemji734/
Lensih733/
Lamssi733/
Lemsoa732/
Lemjoi731/
Limsid731/
Leamsa731/
Lensai731/
Limshi731/
Lemssy731/
Liemsa731/
Lemzie731/
Lemshe731/
Lenssi731/
Leunsi731/
Lamsoi731/
Lomssi731/
Lhamsi731/
Lensip731/
Lensgi731/
Lennsi731/
Lemsey730/
Leimser67130/
Liamsai6781/
Lenshie6765/
Lamshai6710/
Lemsser679/
Lensiaa679/
Lamsieh675/
Lenschi675/
Lemsehe673/
Lhamsai672/
Lamschi671/
Lyamssi671/
Laimsai671/
Lemmchi671/
Lenssie671/
Leamsey671/
Limssid671/
Limshid671/

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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 Lemsi
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