Lemyk Surname
Approximately 171 people bear this surname
Lemyk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 165 | 1:275,895 | 35,653 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lemyk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lemyk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lemyk (Russian: Лемык) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lemyk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lemyk is the 1,315,412th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Lemyk live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 275,895. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 64 percent live, Ternopil Oblast, where 27 percent live and Kiev, where 2 percent live. Outside of Ukraine this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemykh | 91 | 40 | / |
| Leemayk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lemek | 80 | 1,276 | / |
| Lemik | 80 | 139 | / |
| Lomyk | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lamyk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lymyk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lemekh | 73 | 529 | / |
| Lemeke | 73 | 292 | / |
| Lemmik | 73 | 142 | / |
| Lemick | 73 | 117 | / |
| Lemeck | 73 | 90 | / |
| Lemikh | 73 | 52 | / |
| Leumik | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lemmek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lemike | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lemeek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lymmyk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liemek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lemisk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lemiek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lemykhova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemkova | 67 | 107 | / |
| Lemmeke | 67 | 77 | / |
| Lemmike | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lemecke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lemicke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lemmick | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lehmeke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lemaick | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lemaike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemmeck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liemeck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leumiek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemeske | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lesmike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemiske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leumeik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemikhe | 67 | 1 | / |
Lemyk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lemyk in the Russian language | ||
| Лемык | lemyk | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lemyk
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