Lemy Surname

350,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Lemy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lemy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti5291:20,1961,685
France1301:510,94471,022
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Belgium731:157,48821,805
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Lémy (1) are calculated separately.

Lemy (1,515) may also be a first name.

Lemy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﻲ) is more frequently found in Haiti than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Lémy. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lemy is the 350,743rd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,007,256 people. The surname Lemy is predominantly found 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 widespread first name in the world, held by 1,515 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Haiti, where it is carried by 529 people, or 1 in 20,196. In Haiti it is mostly found in: Artibonite, where 75 percent are found, Ouest, where 20 percent are found and Nord, where 4 percent are found. Beside Haiti this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 12 percent are found.

Lemy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lemy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lemy last name rose 373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lemy are 30.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.21% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lémy921/
Lemay8932,024/
Leamy891,796/
Lemey89521/
Lemmy89519/
Lemoy89280/
Lemuy89118/
Leumy8912/
Liemy894/
Lesmy892/
Lemyo892/
Lemiy891/
Leemy891/
Leimy890/
Lehmy890/
Lemysh801,252/
Lemmey80254/
Leamey80195/
Lemych8057/
Lemaya8055/
Letmay8012/
Leumiy8011/
Letmoy806/
Lemays803/
Leemay803/
Leemoy803/
Hlemay801/
Lemmuy801/
Leimyo801/
Liemey800/
Lehmay800/
Loemay800/
Lehmey800/
Leemmy800/
Leamay800/
Lema75218,879/
Lamy7546,110/
Leme7538,147/
Lemi7516,022/
Lomy75831/
Limy75353/
Lymy7511/
Lemé757/
Lemj754/
Leimych7329/
D'Leimy733/
Leesmay731/
D'Leymy731/
L'Lemay731/
Lemma67163,236/
Lemes6793,358/
Leima678,653/
Lamey676,165/
Lemme676,001/
Lesme675,083/
Lamay674,233/
Lemmi673,124/
Limay672,635/
Lemee672,206/
Leema671,550/
Liema671,452/
Lemer671,299/
Lemeš67955/
Lemez67918/
Leama67640/
Llema67563/
Lemoi67452/
Lemai67443/
Leyma67426/
Lemoa67391/
Lamoy67381/
Lammy67379/
Leime67307/
Lemis67302/
Leeme67289/
Lemet67240/
Lemeh67205/
Lemea67173/
Lemiz67165/
Leumi67162/
Lemée67153/
Leyme67147/
Lemui67145/
Laymy67137/
Lomay67135/
Lhomy67131/
Lahmy67119/
Lesmi67116/
Lemit67108/
Lomey67102/
Lamøy6799/
Lemei6783/
Lemii6782/
Lemie6779/
Lejmi6772/
Lemio6767/
Lemha6757/
Limey6754/
Laemi6754/
Lieme6746/
Letmi6741/
Lemeu6741/
Lemih6739/
Loeme6739/
Llimy6738/
Leimi6735/
Lemed6734/
Lleme6732/
Laeme6731/
Limoy6724/
Hlema6722/
Lomøy6721/
Leame6718/
L'amy6714/
Lemmé6714/
Lemid6713/
Lemje6712/
Leemi6710/
Lemij6710/
Limiy678/
Laamy678/
Liomy678/
Hleme677/
Leymi677/
Leïma676/
Leume675/
Liamy675/
Leami675/
Lomoy675/
Lismy674/
Lemaa674/
Lommy674/
Letme674/
Lehmi674/
Lehme673/
Lheme673/
Liemi673/
Lemaj673/
Limyo673/
Lamuy673/
Hlemi672/
Lemge672/
Loemi672/
Laimy672/
Limmy672/
Hlamy672/
Limuy672/
Lemhi671/
Limyi671/
Llamy671/
Lemoj671/
Lemés671/
Lehmä671/
Lemeş671/
Lgeme671/
Lymyh671/
Lamhy671/
Lemgi671/
Lymay670/

Lemy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﻲlmy-

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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 Lemy
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