Lambrechts Surname

42,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lambrechts Surname Definition:

“Land-Shining” in Old German. From Lambert. See also Lemmer.

Lambrechts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7,6161:1,51079
South Africa2,8111:19,2732,433
Netherlands7031:24,0223,893
United States3281:1,105,05879,932
France1411:471,08366,853
Norway1131:45,5076,510
Argentina991:431,75232,722
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
England461:1,211,26256,182
Canada391:944,75971,777
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Lambrechts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Land-Shining” in Old German. From Lambert. See also Lemmer.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendant of Lambrecht (land, bright).

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

Lambrechts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lambrechts occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lambrechts? popularity and diffusion

Lambrechts is the 42,901st most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 600,589 people. The last name Lambrechts occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Lambrechts live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Lambrechts is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 7,616 people, or 1 in 1,510. In Belgium Lambrechts is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 12 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Belgium it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Lambrechts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lambrechts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lambrechts last name expanded 1,822 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lambrechts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lambrechts are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lambrechts earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning 371,684 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.07% more than the national average, earning R 344,748 per year; in United States they earn 28.28% more than the national average, earning $55,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $51,849 CAD per year.

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