How common is the surname Lema?

3,913 people in the United States had the surname Lema in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,903 Americans. It ranked 8,439th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lema?

Cristian Lema, Argentine footballer.

Where is the surname Lema most common?

Wikidata records people named Lema in Argentina.

Is the surname Lema getting more or less common?

More common. 2,617 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,913 in 2010, up 50%.

The surname Lema

A surname, carried by 3,913 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lema is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,913 people named Lema in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,903 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,617.

#8,439

rank among US surnames

3,913

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+49.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,123)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,435	Jessie	3,916	78,842
#8,437	Desousa	3,915	78,862
#8,438	Eddins	3,914	78,882
#8,439	Esteves	3,913	78,903

Who is named Lema

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

62% of people named Lema identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 28% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 62%
White (not Hispanic) 28%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lemas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cristian Lema
Argentine footballer, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lema

Lema has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

Questions

How common is the surname Lema?: 3,913 people in the United States had the surname Lema in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,903 Americans. It ranked 8,439th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lema?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Lema identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 28% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lema?: Cristian Lema, Argentine footballer.
Where is the surname Lema most common?: Wikidata records people named Lema in Argentina.
Is the surname Lema getting more or less common?: More common. 2,617 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,913 in 2010, up 50%.