Lémez Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Lémez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lémez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Lemez (918) & Lemež (80) are calculated separately.

Lémez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lémez is most common in Uruguay. It can appear as: Lemez or Lemež. For other potential spellings of Lémez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lémez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Lémez occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lémez are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This last name is most common in Uruguay, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 857,940. In Uruguay it is mostly concentrated in: Montevideo Department, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Uruguay this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Argentina, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemez93918/
Lemež8780/
Lomez80345/
Lamez8022/
Limez805/
Lommez73165/
Lesmez73114/
Laimez7344/
Lametz7324/
Lemiez7319/
Llamez7313/
Limezs737/
Lameez737/
Lemezs736/
Lemmez736/
Laymez734/
Lemecz733/
Lometz733/
Lemesz731/
Lamiez731/
Lemeez731/
Lameaz731/
Leymez731/
Lohmez731/
Leme6738,147/
Lime673,306/
Lemiesz67887/
Lyme67303/
Lemmerz67184/
Lemierz67157/
Liametz6740/
Lommetz6727/
Limiesz675/
Leimetz672/
Laemmez671/
Lemeisz671/
Leemetz671/
Ljme671/
Limierz671/
Lémy671/
Léma671/
Liemetz670/

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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 Lémez
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