Lameche Surname

112,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Lameche Surname User-submission:

The Lameche family is one of the oldest families in the world. Bearers are distributed around the world, largely in Africa. The family is divided into an interracial white race, which is authentic, and the black race, which represents the slaves who took that name after working for the family.

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Lameche Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3,8631:10,0001,721
France2221:299,20145,739
Mauritania231:178,0389,291
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Laméche (5) & Lamèche (2) are calculated separately.

Lameche (15) may also be a first name.

Lameche Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lameche family is one of the oldest families in the world. Bearers are distributed around the world, largely in Africa. The family is divided into an interracial white race, which is authentic, and the black race, which represents the slaves who took that name after working for the family. In the Arab world there is a famous man namedSoleiman lameche. He was born in 680 and died in 766. It is common for Lameche to be part of the educated class, with specialties such as medicine, science and languages.

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Lameche Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lameche (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻤﺶ) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may also be found as a variant: Laméche or Lamèche. Click here for further potential spellings of Lameche.

How Common Is The Last Name Lameche? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 112,187th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,763,685 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lameche reside; 93 percent reside in North Africa and 93 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 3,863 people, or 1 in 10,000. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Algiers Province, where 32 percent are found, Sétif Province, where 16 percent are found and Biskra Province, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Algeria it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent are found and Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.

Lameche Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lameche earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 38.77% less than the national average, earning $13,901,800 COP per year and in Canada they earn 45.58% more than the national average, earning $72,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laméche955/
Lamèche952/
Laimeche933,865/
Laameche93829/
Lahmeche9398/
Lasmeche934/
Lamesche932/
Lammeche931/
Lameuche931/
Laïmeche931/
Laymeche931/
Lamech921,063/
Lameechie881/
Liaimeche881/
Lammecher881/
Laimeuche881/
Lamache86714/
Lamesch86522/
Laamech86306/
Lamiche86225/
Lemeche86102/
Lammech8615/
Lamechi8614/
Lamecha8611/
Lomeche868/
Lamoche866/
Leamech863/
Laimech863/
Lamiech862/
Lamecke862/
Lameach861/
Lameich861/
Lamechs861/
Lasmech861/
Lamec8311/
Laamache80183/
Lamecker80124/
Lamecchi8020/
Lametsch8019/
Laimiche802/
Laamiche801/
Lameckie801/
Lamecque801/
Llameces801/
Lammoche801/
Laimechi801/
Laameuch801/
Lamachie800/
Lamich77451/
Lamees77444/
Lameke77279/
Lameze7732/
Lamesh7717/
Lamese7714/
Lamege7713/
Lamekh7712/
Lameez777/
Lameca775/
Lamych772/
Lamhes771/
Lomech771/
Lamiec771/
Lamecy771/
Lameechai752/
Lamezcker751/
Lamechova751/
Lemache711,421/
Lamachi71317/
Lammich71227/
Lahmich71139/
Lameseh71105/
Lameyse7199/
Lamesse7178/
Lameque7153/
Lammeechai7149/
Lamisch7145/
Lyamich7135/
Lameyze7128/
Lamachy7118/
Lemechi7118/
Lameuse7113/
Lomache719/
Lamesha718/
Lamichi718/
Lamecky717/
Lemiche717/
Lamesei716/
Lyamych714/
Lameesa714/
Lameeka714/
Lamesie714/
Lameesh713/
Lemoche713/
Lamochi713/
Lameize713/
Lamezie712/
Lameckj711/
Lameeca711/
Leimech711/
Lameshi711/
Lahmesh711/
Lameyke711/
Lametse711/
Laymesh711/
Lameths710/
Lamiese710/
Lamoich710/
Lames671,845/
Lamaachi671,274/
Lamic67613/
Leimecke67116/
Lometsch6731/
Lamez6722/
Lameš6716/
Lemeichi6714/
Lomec679/
Lahmicha679/
Lamex679/
Lamaichi674/
Lahmichi674/
Lameş674/
Lameisha673/
Lemmiche673/
Lehmiche672/
Lamiesha671/
Lamisher671/
Lameequa671/
Lameesha671/
Leimeach671/
Lahmachi671/
Lamyc671/
Lamheikh671/
Lamitchi671/
Lamaachy671/
Loumache671/
Laimesse671/
Lemmoche671/
Laamachi671/
Lamichit671/
Lahmisch670/

Lameche Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lameche in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻌﻤﺶlmsh-

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