Lameck Surname
Approximately 53,931 people bear this surname
Lameck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 45,778 | 1:1,156 | 153 |
| Malawi | 6,509 | 1:2,630 | 323 |
| Zimbabwe | 707 | 1:21,836 | 3,284 |
| Kenya | 565 | 1:81,734 | 7,523 |
| Brazil | 96 | 1:2,229,941 | 69,391 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Botswana | 66 | 1:33,135 | 6,513 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Namibia | 9 | 1:267,711 | 10,023 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lameck (123,567) may also be a first name.
Lameck Demographics
Average Lameck Salary in
United States
$35,538 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lammeck | 92 | 50 | / |
| Lamheck | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lamecke | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lamek | 91 | 1,713 | / |
| Lamec | 91 | 11 | / |
| Lahmek | 83 | 400 | / |
| Lameke | 83 | 279 | / |
| Laimek | 83 | 161 | / |
| Lammek | 83 | 143 | / |
| Lemeck | 83 | 90 | / |
| Lamick | 83 | 57 | / |
| Lamekh | 83 | 12 | / |
| Laymek | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lyamek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lomeck | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lameek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laamek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lamiec | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lameak | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lemmeck | 77 | 2 | / |
| Laimeak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lameyke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laumick | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lamitck | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lemek | 73 | 1,276 | / |
| Lamik | 73 | 687 | / |
| Lamic | 73 | 613 | / |
| Lameg | 73 | 301 | / |
| Lomec | 73 | 9 | / |
| Lamex | 73 | 9 | / |
| Lomek | 73 | 6 | / |
| Lamyk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lamyc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lamík | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leimecke | 71 | 116 | / |
| Lamecque | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lamheikh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lemekh | 67 | 529 | / |
| Llameg | 67 | 284 | / |
| Loimek | 67 | 274 | / |
| Lommek | 67 | 172 | / |
| Lemick | 67 | 117 | / |
| Loymek | 67 | 116 | / |
| Lamekhova | 67 | 116 | / |
| Lamicq | 67 | 101 | / |
| Lomick | 67 | 65 | / |
| Lemiec | 67 | 26 | / |
| Lomeke | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lahmik | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lammic | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lemmek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lamegh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laimik | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lemeek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyamik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lemiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loumek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamyok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lammeg | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lameck
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