Locmelis Surname

298,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Locmelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Locmelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1,2121:1,691169
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Ločmelis (4) are calculated separately.

Locmelis Last Name Facts

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

Locmelis is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Ločmelis. Click here for other potential spellings of Locmelis.

How Common Is The Last Name Locmelis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 298,939th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,724,702 people. Locmelis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Locmelis are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most common in Latvia, where it is held by 1,212 people, or 1 in 1,691. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Latgale, where 51 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 35 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Latvia this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ločmelis964/
Lochmelis9457/
Locmellis941/
Locmels932/
Locmeli931/
Logmelis884/
Lochmelys828/
Locmele801,551/
Lacmeli801/
Ločmels801/
Lygmalis6315/
Lokomoliyese601/
Lakmili534/
Lakhmili50141/

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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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  • 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 Locmelis
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