Cognomen למטר (Lemaitre 
, Lemaître 
, למטר 
) , all over the world, is a common last name. The surname למטר is characteristic of Guernsey, where it is quite a common surname, France, and Belgium. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in France, Belgium, and Colombia. Much less frequently, למטר is the forename as well as the last name.