Lamen Surname

429,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Libya

Lamen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5101:259,31223,526
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Libya361:173,444826
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
England211:2,653,24194,788
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

The alternate forms: Lamén (1) are calculated separately.

Lamen (885) may also be a first name.

Lamen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamen (Bengali: লমেন, Georgian: ლამენ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻣﻦ, Hindi: लक्ष्मन, Marathi: लामेन, Oriya: ଲାେମନ, Tibetan: ལ་མན་) occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as: Lamén. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lamen is the 429,441st most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,075,400 people. Lamen occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Lamen reside; 66 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 64 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lamen is also the 273,274th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 885 people.

This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 510 people, or 1 in 259,312. In Indonesia Lamen is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 80 percent reside, West Sumatra, where 7 percent reside and Maluku, where 5 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Lamen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lamen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lamen surname declined 49 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lamen are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Lamen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.19% less than the national average, earning $40,480 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamén931/
Lamien915,965/
Laumen911,938/
Lament911,246/
Lamoen91373/
Lammen91199/
Leamen91159/
Lyamen91148/
Lameng91120/
Laymen9156/
Lameen9156/
Lamaen9147/
Liamen9120/
Laimen9119/
Lamenc9114/
Lamend9113/
Lahmen917/
Lasmen914/
Laemen913/
Lameun911/
Laamen911/
Lamuen911/
Lamn8940/
Laimene831,621/
Lasmeng8325/
Laameen838/
Laimaen837/
Leamien836/
Lahmeen836/
Lamment834/
Leahmen832/
Lahmenn831/
Laymeun831/
Leamenn830/
Lamenth830/
Lamin8051,105/
Lemen802,245/
Lomen80931/
Lamne80316/
Lamng80171/
Lömen8043/
Lómen8030/
Lamyn8022/
Lajmn804/
Llamn804/
Lyamn803/
Liamn803/
Lamem803/
Lamnt802/
Lamnn801/
Lamnd801/
Leamn801/
Laumienė7758/
Leaument7748/
Leahmien7714/
Laimienė776/
Lamenova775/
Lachhmen773/
Lamenová772/
Laisment771/
Lamenque771/
Lyamin736,890/
Lamina736,364/
Lemmen734,045/
Laming732,881/
Lommen731,405/
Lamion73709/
Lehmen73629/
Lasmin73625/
Lammin73603/
Lemoen73409/
Llamin73191/
Laimin73135/
Leumen73117/
Liamin7396/
Losmen7369/
Lamyon7366/
Lemien7365/
Lameem7362/
Lemenn7358/
Leemen7354/
Laumin7350/
Lomeng7345/
Lamyna7344/
Lahmin7339/
Laamin7335/
Leimen7329/
Laminn7326/
Laymin7321/
Loment7317/
Lomuen7313/
Lemaen7311/
Leamin736/
Loimen736/
Loumen735/
Loomen734/
Laimne734/
Lomaen734/
Leymen733/
Hlamin733/
Lamind733/
Lamgin732/
Lomeen732/
Llemen732/
Laumem732/
Lamuin732/
Laimyn732/
Lotmen731/
Lamihn731/
Lahamn731/
Lahmyn731/
Lathmn731/
Hlomen731/
Lemehn731/
Lomehn731/
Lemeen731/
Llamín731/
Lomien731/
Lamynn731/
Lamint731/
Lhamyn731/
Lomend731/
Loemen730/
Lomoen730/
Lahmnn730/
Lohmen730/
Laemin730/
Lyamenova7125/
Laymengue711/
Lyamina674,998/
Lamming671,431/
Leaming671,283/
Laimina67445/
Lamnova6764/
Lemn6762/
Laiming6759/
Lahamin6752/
Lehmenn6743/
Layming6734/
Laminne6729/
Laymina6720/
Liamina6717/
Loemaen6713/
Lemmien6710/
Leitmen679/
Leamina678/
Laimyna678/
D'Lomen677/
Leimeng675/
Lahamne673/
Laamina673/
Lomn672/
Laumina672/
Leahmin671/
Hlamina671/
Hlemmen671/
Hlomeng671/
Leimenn671/
Lehmien671/
Leymene671/
Liaming671/
Lohmeng671/
Lamnowa671/
Luomeng671/
Laismin671/
Leemeen671/
Lammion670/

Lamen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamen in the Georgian language
ლამენlamen-
Lamen in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﻣﻦlamn-
Lamen in the Tibetan language
ལ་མན་lamen-
Lamen in the Bengali language
লমেনlamena-
Lamen in the Hindi language
लक्ष्मनlaksmana-
Lamen in the Oriya language
ଲାେମନlaemana-
Lamen in the Marathi language
लामेनlamena-

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Footnotes

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