Lemu Surname
Approximately 9,412 people bear this surname
Lemu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4,024 | 1:24,241 | 3,065 |
| Uganda | 2,413 | 1:16,179 | 2,519 |
| Tanzania | 1,099 | 1:48,173 | 5,398 |
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Philippines | 329 | 1:307,715 | 43,307 |
| Nigeria | 278 | 1:637,204 | 30,060 |
| Kenya | 178 | 1:259,438 | 17,397 |
| DR Congo | 150 | 1:492,530 | 39,325 |
| Chile | 100 | 1:176,165 | 5,766 |
| Indonesia | 73 | 1:1,811,633 | 116,472 |
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Nicaragua | 10 | 1:602,109 | 3,988 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Lemu (18,779) may also be a first name.
Lemu Demographics
Lemu Political Affiliation
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Lemu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lemu (Hindi: लेमू, Marathi: लेमू, Oriya: େଲମୁ, Russian: Лему) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lemu is the 54,126th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 774,282 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lemu are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Lemu is also the 39,648th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 18,779 people.
Lemu is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4,024 people, or 1 in 24,241. Outside of Ethiopia this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 12 percent are found.
Lemu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Lemu are 16.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70% registered with the political party.
The amount Lemu earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 28.37% more than the national average, earning $29,143,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lemu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lemu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲମୁ | elamu | - |
| Lemu in the Marathi language | ||
| लेमू | lemu | - |
| Lemu in the Hindi language | ||
| लेमू | lemu | 66.67 |
| लेमु | lemu | 33.33 |
| Lemu in the Russian language | ||
| Лему | lemu | - |
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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 Lemu
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