Lemy Surname
Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname
Lemy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 529 | 1:20,196 | 1,685 |
| France | 130 | 1:510,944 | 71,022 |
| Tanzania | 120 | 1:441,180 | 30,663 |
| United States | 82 | 1:4,420,231 | 233,612 |
| Belgium | 73 | 1:157,488 | 21,805 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Lémy (1) are calculated separately.
Lemy (1,515) may also be a first name.
Lemy Demographics
Average Lemy Salary in
United States
$36,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lemy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lemy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﻲ) is found most in Haiti. It can also be found as: Lémy. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 350,743rd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 7,007,256 people. The last name Lemy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lemy are found; 54 percent are found in Caribbean and 54 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 199,542nd most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 1,515 people.
The last name Lemy is most prevalent in Haiti, where it is held by 529 people, or 1 in 20,196. In Haiti Lemy is mostly found in: Artibonite, where 75 percent reside, Ouest, where 20 percent reside and Nord, where 4 percent reside. Beside Haiti it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent reside and Tanzania, where 12 percent reside.
Lemy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lemy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 373 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lemy Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lemy surname are 30.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.21% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lemy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.54% less than the national average, earning $36,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.66% less than the national average, earning $35,943 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lémy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lemay | 89 | 32,024 | / |
| Leamy | 89 | 1,796 | / |
| Lemey | 89 | 521 | / |
| Lemmy | 89 | 519 | / |
| Lemoy | 89 | 280 | / |
| Lemuy | 89 | 118 | / |
| Leumy | 89 | 12 | / |
| Liemy | 89 | 4 | / |
| Lesmy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lemyo | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lemiy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leemy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leimy | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lehmy | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lemysh | 80 | 1,252 | / |
| Lemmey | 80 | 254 | / |
| Leamey | 80 | 195 | / |
| Lemych | 80 | 57 | / |
| Lemaya | 80 | 55 | / |
| Letmay | 80 | 12 | / |
| Leumiy | 80 | 11 | / |
| Letmoy | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lemays | 80 | 3 | / |
| Leemay | 80 | 3 | / |
| Leemoy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hlemay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lemmuy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leimyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liemey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lehmay | 80 | 0 | / |
| Loemay | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lehmey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leemmy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leamay | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lema | 75 | 218,879 | / |
| Lamy | 75 | 46,110 | / |
| Leme | 75 | 38,147 | / |
| Lemi | 75 | 16,022 | / |
| Lomy | 75 | 831 | / |
| Limy | 75 | 353 | / |
| Lymy | 75 | 11 | / |
| Lemé | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lemj | 75 | 4 | / |
| Leimych | 73 | 29 | / |
| D'Leimy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Leesmay | 73 | 1 | / |
| D'Leymy | 73 | 1 | / |
| L'Lemay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lemma | 67 | 163,236 | / |
| Lemes | 67 | 93,358 | / |
| Leima | 67 | 8,653 | / |
| Lamey | 67 | 6,165 | / |
| Lemme | 67 | 6,001 | / |
| Lesme | 67 | 5,083 | / |
| Lamay | 67 | 4,233 | / |
| Lemmi | 67 | 3,124 | / |
| Limay | 67 | 2,635 | / |
| Lemee | 67 | 2,206 | / |
| Leema | 67 | 1,550 | / |
| Liema | 67 | 1,452 | / |
| Lemer | 67 | 1,299 | / |
| Lemeš | 67 | 955 | / |
| Lemez | 67 | 918 | / |
| Leama | 67 | 640 | / |
| Llema | 67 | 563 | / |
| Lemoi | 67 | 452 | / |
| Lemai | 67 | 443 | / |
| Leyma | 67 | 426 | / |
| Lemoa | 67 | 391 | / |
| Lamoy | 67 | 381 | / |
| Lammy | 67 | 379 | / |
| Leime | 67 | 307 | / |
| Lemis | 67 | 302 | / |
| Leeme | 67 | 289 | / |
| Lemet | 67 | 240 | / |
| Lemeh | 67 | 205 | / |
| Lemea | 67 | 173 | / |
| Lemiz | 67 | 165 | / |
| Leumi | 67 | 162 | / |
| Lemée | 67 | 153 | / |
| Leyme | 67 | 147 | / |
| Lemui | 67 | 145 | / |
| Laymy | 67 | 137 | / |
| Lomay | 67 | 135 | / |
| Lhomy | 67 | 131 | / |
| Lahmy | 67 | 119 | / |
| Lesmi | 67 | 116 | / |
| Lemit | 67 | 108 | / |
| Lomey | 67 | 102 | / |
| Lamøy | 67 | 99 | / |
| Lemei | 67 | 83 | / |
| Lemii | 67 | 82 | / |
| Lemie | 67 | 79 | / |
| Lejmi | 67 | 72 | / |
| Lemio | 67 | 67 | / |
| Lemha | 67 | 57 | / |
| Limey | 67 | 54 | / |
| Laemi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Lieme | 67 | 46 | / |
| Letmi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lemeu | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lemih | 67 | 39 | / |
| Loeme | 67 | 39 | / |
| Llimy | 67 | 38 | / |
| Leimi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lemed | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lleme | 67 | 32 | / |
| Laeme | 67 | 31 | / |
| Limoy | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hlema | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lomøy | 67 | 21 | / |
| Leame | 67 | 18 | / |
| L'amy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lemmé | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lemid | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lemje | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leemi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lemij | 67 | 10 | / |
| Limiy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Laamy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liomy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hleme | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leymi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leïma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leume | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liamy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leami | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lomoy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lismy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lemaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lommy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Letme | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lehmi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lehme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lheme | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liemi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lemaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Limyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lamuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hlemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loemi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laimy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limmy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlamy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Limuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemés | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehmä | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemeş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lymyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lymay | 67 | 0 | / |
Lemy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lemy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻤﻲ | lmy | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lemy
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