Lamech Forename
109,928th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 4,030 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Bermuda
Lamech Forename Definition:
Lay'-mek, poor, made low, smitten. 1. A descendant of Cain, the son of Methusael, and father of Jabal, Jubal, Tubal-Cain, and Naamah. Gen. iv. 18 22. 2. The father of Noah, and son of Methuselah. Gen. v. 26, 31.
Lamech Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100% | 1,662 | 1:27,862 | 2,405 |
| Uganda | 99% | 1,266 | 1:32,351 | 2,241 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 301 | 1:589,915 | 17,565 |
| Ghana | - | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 91 | 1:169,492 | 10,665 |
| Malawi | 100% | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| United States | 100% | 63 | 1:5,754,555 | 68,844 |
| Jamaica | - | 47 | 1:61,345 | 3,197 |
| Philippines | 88% | 41 | 1:2,585,597 | 53,803 |
| Indonesia | - | 38 | 1:6,788,518 | 244,640 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 33 | 1:247,040 | 20,475 |
| South Africa | 100% | 22 | 1:2,478,757 | 68,223 |
| Brazil | 100% | 21 | 1:10,201,722 | 125,264 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| India | 100% | 18 | 1:67,493,221 | 1,054,154 |
| Rwanda | - | 16 | 1:710,715 | 1,599 |
| England | 100% | 9 | 1:6,178,102 | 52,254 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 9 | 1:5,865,369 | 30,875 |
| Zambia | - | 7 | 1:2,264,971 | 21,963 |
| Liberia | 100% | 5 | 1:882,412 | 21,482 |
| Mexico | 80% | 5 | 1:24,828,885 | 53,479 |
| Peru | 60% | 5 | 1:6,358,291 | 42,272 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Sweden | 100% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
Lamech (1,063) may also be a surname.
Lamech Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Lay'-mek, poor, made low, smitten. 1. A descendant of Cain, the son of Methusael, and father of Jabal, Jubal, Tubal-Cain, and Naamah. Gen. iv. 18 22. 2. The father of Noah, and son of Methuselah. Gen. v. 26, 31.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: why thus with thee?: unto bringing low.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
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