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Where Does The Last Name Lame Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Lame (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻡ, Hindi: लामे, Marathi: लामे, Oriya: ଲେମ) is found most in Cambodia. It can appear as a variant: Lamé, Lāme or Lamè. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lame? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 39,876^th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 553,681 people. The surname Lame is predominantly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Lame live; 27 percent live in West Africa and 21 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Lame is also the 15,767^th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 60,454 people.

The surname is most frequent in Cambodia, where it is held by 2,705 people, or 1 in 5,725. In Cambodia it is most frequent in: Kandal Province, where 12 percent are found, Phnom Penh, where 11 percent are found and Kampong Chhnang Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Cambodia Lame exists in 73 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 16 percent are found and Senegal, where 15 percent are found.

Lame Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lame has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lame surname expanded 190 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lame Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lame last name are 7.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Lame earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 22.63% less than the national average, earning $17,564,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $43,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.22% more than the national average, earning $60,228 CAD per year.