Lémus Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Lémus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lémus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Lemus (176,841), Lèmus (1) & Lemús (2) are calculated separately.

Lémus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lémus is held by more people in Guatemala than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Lemus, Lèmus or Lemús. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lémus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lémus is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Lémus live; 60 percent live in Central America and 60 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

Lémus is most numerous in Guatemala, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,680,445. In Guatemala it is most frequent in: Guatemala Department, where 17 percent reside and Santa Rosa Department, where 17 percent reside. Barring Guatemala this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 20 percent reside and Colombia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lemus93176,841/
Lèmus931/
Lemús872/
Lamus804,370/
Limus80414/
Lomus80203/
Lymus8070/
Lémos802/
Lémou801/
Lémuz801/
Lõhmus731,235/
Lehmus73724/
Lohmus73172/
Limeus7364/
Lomeus7363/
Lymous7354/
Löhmus7330/
Lesmus7325/
Limous7323/
Lameus7322/
Limuse7321/
Lemmus7320/
Liemus7320/
Lemeus7316/
Lemous7315/
Leamus7313/
Litmus7312/
Lemaus736/
Limaus736/
Llamus736/
Líhmus736/
Lymeus734/
Lismus734/
Lemuss733/
Lemuse732/
Lemusz732/
Lammus732/
Lomaus731/
Lemuis731/
Lamuis731/
Leumus731/
Liomus731/
Limush731/
Limmus731/
Lyamus731/
Leemus731/
Lyhmus731/
Lamuss731/
Lamaus730/
Leimus730/
Luimus730/
Lemu679,412/
Limu677,820/
Lehmhus6756/
Limouse6728/
Lymu6713/
Leamous6712/
Llimous6711/
Lemoust6711/
Lemeuse6710/
Lhamous677/
Leemuis672/
Lemmous672/
Lamoush671/
D'Lemus671/
Limoush671/
Lomusch671/
Lemouss671/
Lemgous671/
Litmuss670/
Limmous670/
Lammous670/
Lemhaus670/
Leummus670/
Leymous670/

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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 Lémus
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