Lerema Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lerema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho531:38,3506,671
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lerema (85) may also be a first name.

Lerema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lerema is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Lerema is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Lerema live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 85 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 38,350. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 60 percent live, Leribe District, where 25 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 9 percent live. Beside Lesotho Lerema is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlerema92135/
Leremah9226/
Leresma929/
Llerema922/
Lerehma921/
Leremat921/
Leremma921/
Laeraema865/
Lleremas861/
Lorema83809/
Lerama83490/
Leremi83178/
Leroma83161/
Larema83149/
Lereme8354/
Leremo8330/
Lerima8312/
Leremy8312/
Lirema831/
Laeraemah801/
Leurima77596/
Leramah77213/
Lerisma7788/
Letremy7743/
Laraema7729/
Leresmo7727/
Hlerima7726/
Leerima7713/
Laerama776/
Loremay774/
Lorrema774/
Lesrima773/
Llarema772/
Leremme771/
Leromah771/
Leremei771/
Liarema771/
Leremie771/
Lariema771/
Lehrima771/
Leramma771/
Leremit771/
Lereamo771/
Loreima771/
Leirimaa7144/
Leerimaa718/
Lherisma715/
Lehrayma711/
Leramo671,251/
Larama67406/
Liremi67221/
Lorima67114/
Lerime6775/
Loremo6763/
Laroma6754/
Larima6752/
Liremo6727/
Loroma6722/
Lirima6720/
Lirama6712/
Leromo6710/
Lyremo678/
Lorama676/
Lerimi675/
Laremo675/
Lerimo674/
Lherismat671/

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