Lemus Surname

3,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Lemus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico45,0991:2,752390
Guatemala36,2651:44376
El Salvador21,7371:29260
United States19,0921:18,9852,387
Colombia17,6291:2,710493
Honduras15,5481:567136
Venezuela6,6011:4,576593
Chile4,7831:3,683538
Cuba4,7521:2,425356
Spain1,6341:28,6122,945
Ecuador6581:24,1733,222
Argentina5831:73,3166,236
Belize3601:987223
Canada2991:123,22912,908
Nicaragua2701:22,3001,019
Bolivia2521:42,1292,468
Panama2411:16,2331,179
Philippines1911:530,04360,758
Uruguay1541:22,2842,585
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
France1011:657,65184,833
Costa Rica801:59,7511,275
Peru701:454,05913,591
Australia301:899,85754,700
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
India161:47,941,586492,263
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Puerto Rico121:295,8452,647
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Lémus (10), Lemús (2) & Lèmus (1) are calculated separately.

Lemus (473) may also be a first name.

Lemus Last Name Facts

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

Lemus (Marathi: लेमॅस, Russian: Лемус) is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Lémus, Lemús or Lèmus. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lemus is the 3,191st most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 41,210 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Lemus live; 42 percent live in Central America and 42 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Lemus is also the 391,396th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 473 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 45,099 people, or 1 in 2,752. In Mexico it is primarily concentrated in: Michoacán, where 24 percent reside, México, where 15 percent reside and Guanajuato, where 10 percent reside. Beside Mexico this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 21 percent reside and El Salvador, where 12 percent reside.

Lemus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lemus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lemus surname expanded 190,920 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lemus surname are 42.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lemus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.08% more than the national average, earning 446,717 kr per year; in Peru they earn 22.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,958 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.63% less than the national average, earning $22,332,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.25% less than the national average, earning $35,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.29% less than the national average, earning $41,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lémus9310/
Lemús932/
Lèmus931/
Lehmus91724/
Lesmus9125/
Lemmus9120/
Liemus9120/
Lemeus9116/
Lemous9115/
Leamus9113/
Lemaus916/
Lemuss913/
Lemuse912/
Lemusz912/
Leemus911/
Leumus911/
Lemuis911/
Leimus910/
Lemu899,412/
Lehmhus8356/
Leamous8312/
Lemoust8311/
Lemeuse8310/
Leemuis832/
Lemmous832/
Lemouss831/
D'Lemus831/
Lemgous831/
Lemhaus830/
Leummus830/
Leymous830/
Lemos80286,167/
Lemou8010,743/
Lemuz805,204/
Lamus804,370/
Lemut80670/
Lemuh80502/
Lemau80447/
Limus80414/
Leimu80256/
Lomus80203/
Lemui80145/
Lemuy80118/
Lemud80113/
Lymus8070/
Leemu8044/
Lemeu8041/
Hlemu8016/
Lemmu8013/
Lemux804/
Liemu801/
Lhemu801/
Leumu801/
Lemuc801/
Leamu801/
Llemu801/
Lemgu801/
Lemuu801/
Leemhuis771,777/
Lehmhaus77110/
Lemhouse7765/
Lemousse7760/
Leimhaus778/
Loemhuis770/
Lõhmus731,235/
Llemos731,180/
Lemaux73436/
Lemoux73279/
Lemeux73190/
Lohmus73172/
Letmau73119/
Lemoes7394/
Limeus7364/
Lomeus7363/
Lymous7354/
Lemgau7351/
Lemmou7350/
Leumou7347/
Löhmus7330/
Lemoud7328/
Limous7323/
Lameus7322/
Lemoss7321/
Leimui7321/
Limuse7321/
Lemmos7319/
Leimau7316/
Liemos7316/
Litmus7312/
Leemud7312/
Limaus736/
Llamus736/
Líhmus736/
Leamos735/
Leimuz735/
Lismus734/
Lemeut734/
Lymeus734/
Lemout733/
Lammus732/
Lemuch732/
Lemoos732/
Lemouh732/
Leymos732/
Lemhud732/
Lyamus731/
Lomaus731/
Limmus731/
Limush731/
Liomus731/
Lesmui731/
Lamuis731/
Lemeue731/
Lemhau731/
Leemou731/
Lemouz731/
Leemos731/
Lyhmus731/
Lehmou731/
Leimou731/
Leismu731/
Lamuss731/
Leumeu731/
Lemaut731/
Lemmuy731/
Lemosz731/
Lemuid731/
Liemou731/
Lemosh731/
Leamud731/
Lamaus730/
Luimus730/
Limu677,820/
Lemoult67681/
Lehmoud67224/
D'Lemos6734/
Limouse6728/
Lemouth6721/
Lemmouh6719/
Lymu6713/
Llimous6711/
Lemault679/
Lhamous677/
Lemuche673/
Lemosch672/
Lomusch671/
Leamuut671/
Lleamos671/
Lllemos671/
Lehemui671/
Lamoush671/
Lemmoud671/
Lemmutt671/
Limoush671/
Lemouii671/
Lheamud671/
Leehmud671/
Litmuss670/
Limmous670/
Lammous670/
Leemeux670/

Lemus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemus in the Marathi language
लेमॅसlemesa50
लेमसlemasa50
Lemus in the Russian language
Лемусlemus-

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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 Lemus
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