Lameck Surname

10,436th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lameck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lameck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania45,7781:1,156153
Malawi6,5091:2,630323
Zimbabwe7071:21,8363,284
Kenya5651:81,7347,523
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Belgium141:821,18966,436
France131:5,109,440259,941
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Namibia91:267,71110,023
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lameck (123,567) may also be a first name.

Lameck Last Name Facts

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

Lameck is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lameck? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,436th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 135,127 people. Lameck is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lameck live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lameck is also the 8,378th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 123,567 people.

Lameck is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 45,778 people, or 1 in 1,156. In Tanzania Lameck is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 13 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 12 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 12 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Lameck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lameck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lameck last name increased 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lameck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Lameck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.76% more than the national average, earning R 386,784 per year and in United States they earn 17.64% less than the national average, earning $35,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lammeck9250/
Lamheck924/
Lamecke922/
Lamek911,713/
Lamec9111/
Lahmek83400/
Lameke83279/
Laimek83161/
Lammek83143/
Lemeck8390/
Lamick8357/
Lamekh8312/
Laymek833/
Lyamek831/
Lomeck831/
Lameek831/
Laamek831/
Lamiec831/
Lameak831/
Lemmeck772/
Laimeak771/
Lameyke771/
Laumick771/
Lamitck770/
Lemek731,276/
Lamik73687/
Lamic73613/
Lameg73301/
Lomec739/
Lamex739/
Lomek736/
Lamyk732/
Lamyc731/
Lamík731/
Leimecke71116/
Lamecque711/
Lamheikh711/
Lemekh67529/
Llameg67284/
Loimek67274/
Lommek67172/
Lemick67117/
Loymek67116/
Lamekhova67116/
Lamicq67101/
Lomick6765/
Lemiec6726/
Lomeke6722/
Lahmik6710/
Lammic679/
Lemmek674/
Lamegh674/
Laimik673/
Lemeek672/
Lyamik672/
Lemiek671/
Loumek671/
Lamyok671/
Lamike671/
Lammeg670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lameck
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