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 found most frequently in Guatemala. It may also occur as: Lemus, Lèmus or Lemús. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lémus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lémus is the 6,063,924th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Lémus reside; 60 percent reside in Central America and 60 percent reside in Hispano-Central America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Guatemala, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 2,680,445. In Guatemala Lémus is most numerous in: Guatemala Department, where 17 percent are found and Santa Rosa Department, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Guatemala Lémus exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 20 percent are found and Colombia, where 10 percent are found.

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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