Lemta Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lemta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Lemta (32) may also be a first name.

Lemta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lemta is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Lemta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Lemta are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 32 people.

The last name Lemta is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania Lemta is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 50 percent reside and Mara Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Lemta exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 36 percent reside and Benin, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemtai9117/
Lemtaï912/
Leumta911/
Lemtta911/
Leemta911/
Lemtaai832/
Leamtai831/
Leemeta831/
Lenta801,650/
Lamta80300/
Lemto80157/
Lomta8057/
Lemte8032/
Lemti8013/
Limta804/
Lymta801/
Lemtaich771/
Lamtha73508/
Lentas73372/
Lentoa73330/
Lamtai73277/
Lomtai7340/
Lemteh7334/
Lemtis7322/
Lentai7321/
Lentad738/
Laenta736/
Lentea735/
Lemted734/
Lentat734/
Lentha733/
Lemtou733/
Lentay733/
Lemter732/
Lienta732/
Limtaa731/
Lentap731/
Lhamta731/
Limtat731/
Limtad731/
Lemthe731/
Lamtaî731/
Lamtaj731/
Luenta731/
Leumto731/
Lentau731/
Lemthi731/
Lomtay731/
Llamta730/
Limthai67333/
Lamtaai67274/
Lenthat6791/
Lentacz677/
Lnta677/
Lentach675/
Laimeta675/
Leuntea672/
Lenthad672/
Lenthas672/
Loentai671/
Lemteis671/
Lamthai671/
Lentash671/
Lenthay671/
Lenthaj671/
Lamtahu671/
Limtaya671/
Lentass671/

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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 Lemta
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