Lemu Surname

54,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia4,0241:24,2413,065
Uganda2,4131:16,1792,519
Tanzania1,0991:48,1735,398
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Philippines3291:307,71543,307
Nigeria2781:637,20430,060
Kenya1781:259,43817,397
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Chile1001:176,1655,766
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Zimbabwe631:245,05126,542
United States531:6,838,848318,712
France471:1,413,249138,595
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Liberia181:244,91915,115
India161:47,941,586492,263
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Lemu (18,779) may also be a first name.

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 carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,126th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 774,282 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lemu reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 39,648th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 18,779 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 4,024 people, or 1 in 24,241. Besides Ethiopia this last name occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 26 percent reside and Tanzania, where 12 percent reside.

Lemu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally 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 national average, with 70% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemus89176,841/
Lemou8910,743/
Lemuz895,204/
Lemut89670/
Lemuh89502/
Lemau89447/
Leimu89256/
Lemui89145/
Lemuy89118/
Lemud89113/
Leemu8944/
Lemeu8941/
Hlemu8916/
Lemmu8913/
Laemu897/
Lemux894/
Liemu891/
Lhemu891/
Leumu891/
Leamu891/
Llemu891/
Lemgu891/
Lemuu891/
Lehmus80724/
Lemaux80436/
Lemoux80279/
Lemeux80190/
Letmau80119/
Lemgau8051/
Lemmou8050/
Leumou8047/
Lemoud8028/
Lesmus8025/
Leimui8021/
Lemmus8020/
Lemeus8016/
Leimau8016/
Lemous8015/
Leamus8013/
Leemud8012/
Loemau808/
Lemaus806/
Leimuz805/
Lemeut804/
Lemout803/
Lemuss803/
Lemuch802/
Lemouh802/
Lemusz802/
Lemhud802/
Leemus801/
Lesmui801/
Lemeue801/
Lemhau801/
Lemuis801/
Leemou801/
Lemouz801/
Lehmou801/
Leimou801/
Leismu801/
Leumeu801/
Lemaut801/
Lemmuy801/
Lemuid801/
Liemou801/
Leamud801/
Leimus800/
Limu757,820/
Lamu755,744/
Lomu75403/
Lymu7513/
Lemoult73681/
Lehmoud73224/
Lehmhus7356/
Lemouth7321/
Lemmouh7319/
Leamous7312/
Lemoust7311/
Lemault739/
Leemuis732/
Lemmous732/
Leamuut731/
Lemouss731/
Lehemui731/
Lemmoud731/
Lemmutt731/
D'Lemus731/
Lemouii731/
Lheamud731/
Leehmud731/
Lemhaus730/
Leymous730/
Leemeux730/
Lhamu673,838/
Lameu672,480/
Leemhuis671,777/
Lomeu671,361/
Limau67838/
Limus67414/
Laimu67337/
Limut67316/
Limou67290/
Lamau67223/
Liomu67176/
Laamu67122/
Lehmhaus67110/
Lyomu6776/
Lomau6763/
Lamuh6759/
Limmu6746/
Lammu6738/
Hlomu6738/
Loimu6735/
Lamui6730/
Liamu6725/
Lahmu6722/
Limui6722/
Limeu6721/
Lémus6710/
Leimhaus678/
Limhu674/
Limuu674/
Lemoe673/
Lemão673/
Lamuy673/
Lemoo673/
Lemús672/
Laymu672/
Limuy672/
Lymui671/
Lhomu671/
Lamhu671/
Lomui671/
Lèmus671/
Lémou671/
Leammuid671/
Limuh671/
Lémuz671/
Hlamu671/
Lomuu671/
Hleehmud671/

Lemu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemu in the Oriya language
େଲମୁelamu-
Lemu in the Marathi language
लेमूlemu-
Lemu in the Hindi language
लेमूlemu66.67
लेमुlemu33.33
Lemu in the Russian language
Лемуlemu-

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Footnotes

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