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
Lameck Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Lameck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lameck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lameck occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lameck? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lameck is the 10,436th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 135,127 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lameck reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 8,378th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 123,567 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 45,778 people, or 1 in 1,156. In Tanzania Lameck is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 13 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 12 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 12 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Lameck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lameck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lameck last name rose 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lameck Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis