Lemson Surname

200,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lemson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,4121:12,1241,884
Tanzania2691:196,80916,828
Netherlands1521:111,10017,774
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Lemson (2,479) may also be a first name.

Lemson Last Name Facts

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

Lemson is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemson? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemson is the 200,299th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,496,903 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Lemson live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 148,339th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 2,479 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,412 people, or 1 in 12,124. Other than Malawi this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 7 percent reside.

Lemson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lemson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lemson surname expanded 844 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lemson surname are 32.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.79% being registered with the party.

Lemson earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,597 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leemson9215/
Leamson922/
Llemson922/
Liemson921/
Lemsson921/
Lemmson920/
Lemnson920/
Limson832,062/
Lenson83644/
Lemsom83134/
Lemsen8371/
Lemsan8316/
Lemzon831/
Lymson831/
Limsong77199/
Leenson7780/
Lensone7722/
Lensson7714/
Laenson771/
Lemsane771/
Leamcon771/
Lemssen771/
Leunson771/
Lhenson771/
Lienson771/
Lehnson771/
Limnson770/
Lennson770/
Limscon770/
Limmson770/
Limsiong713/
Leimsang711/
Leamsang711/
Lemdzion711/
Lemdjong711/
Lemjoune711/
Lenshong711/
Lensione711/
Lhensson711/
Linson672,525/
Lensen672,064/
Limsan67324/
Limcon67181/
Limzon6729/
Limsom6716/
Lensén6713/
Limsun678/
Lemjan678/
Lemsem675/
Lensan674/
Lencon674/
Lenzon673/
Limsen672/
Hlnson672/
Limschoon671/
Lynson670/
Lemcan670/

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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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  • 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 Lemson
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