Lamaran Surname

402,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lamaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7171:247,06114,315
Philippines1221:829,82278,168
Niger291:661,79416,082
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618

Lamaran (1,222) may also be a first name.

Lamaran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lamaran occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamaran? popularity and diffusion

Lamaran is the 402,505th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,357,277 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Lamaran reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lamaran is also the 226,387th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 1,222 people.

The surname Lamaran is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 717 people, or 1 in 247,061. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 71 percent live, Gombe, where 10 percent live and Jigawa, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.

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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 Lamaran
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