Lamberts Surname

129,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lamberts Surname Definition:

(English, Dutch) Descendant of Lambert (land, bright).

Lamberts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3151:12,8421,865
Belgium7011:16,4002,509
South Africa4351:124,54614,679
United States2841:1,276,26489,780
Germany2521:319,46632,068
Indonesia1941:681,69753,131
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Latvia811:25,3093,865
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
England111:5,065,278148,650
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Denmark61:940,78647,603
France51:13,284,544357,392
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Lamberts (12) may also be a first name.

Lamberts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Dutch) Descendant of Lambert (land, bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lamberts Last Name Facts

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

Lamberts (Arabic: مبرتس, Russian: Ламберц) is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamberts? popularity and diffusion

It is the 129,901st most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,091,118 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Lamberts reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The surname Lamberts is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,315 people, or 1 in 12,842. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 18 percent are found, Overijssel, where 15 percent are found and Limburg, where 14 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Lamberts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lamberts has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,052 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamberts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lamberts surname are 29.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.93% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lamberts earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning R 223,140 per year; in United States they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $48,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% less than the national average, earning $47,549 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lamberts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamberts in the Russian language
Ламберцlamberc-
Lamberts in the Arabic language
مبرتسmbrts-

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Lamberts Reference & Research

Lambert FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Lambert FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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