Lament Surname

304,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Lament Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lament Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,0401:36,5475,667
United States801:4,530,737237,840
France441:1,509,607143,950
England241:2,321,58686,519
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Lament (37) may also be a first name.

Lament Last Name Facts

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

Lament is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lament? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 304,156th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,848,753 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Lament live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 37 people.

Lament is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 1,040 people, or 1 in 36,547. Not including Poland this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Lament Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lament has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lament last name decreased 11 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lament Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lament last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lament earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.45% more than the national average, earning $49,815 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamente9272/
Lamment924/
Lamaent920/
Lamenth920/
Laments920/
Lamen91803/
Lamnt912/
Leaument8648/
Lamenthe864/
Laisment861/
Lamien835,965/
Laumen831,938/
Lamoen83373/
Lammen83199/
Leamen83159/
Lyamen83148/
Lameng83120/
Lement83103/
Laymen8356/
Lameen8356/
Lamaen8347/
Liamen8320/
Laimen8319/
Loment8317/
Lamenc8314/
Lamend8313/
Lahmen837/
Lasmen834/
Lameun831/
Laamen831/
Lamint831/
Lamuen831/
Lamntz830/
Lamn8040/
Lamentova802/
Laimene771,621/
Lomente77129/
Lasmeng7725/
Lehment7724/
Leement7713/
Laameen778/
Laimaen777/
Leamien776/
Lahmeen776/
Leahmen772/
Llement771/
Lahmenn771/
Laymeun771/
Leamenn770/
Lamin7351,105/
Lomen73931/
Lamne73316/
Lamng73171/
Lómen7330/
Lamyn7322/
Lajmn734/
Llamn734/
Lyamn733/
Liamn733/
Lamem733/
Lamnn731/
Lamnd731/
Leamn731/
Lamén731/
Laumienė7158/
Leahmien7114/
Laimienė716/
Lamenova715/
Lachhmen713/
Lamenová712/
Lamenque711/
Lyamin676,890/
Lamina676,364/
Laming672,881/
Lommen671,405/
Lamion67709/
Lasmin67625/
Lammin67603/
Llamin67191/
Laimin67135/
Leumen67117/
Liamin6796/
Losmen6769/
Lamyon6766/
Lameem6762/
Laumin6750/
Lomeng6745/
Lamyna6744/
Lahmin6739/
Laamin6735/
Leimen6729/
Laminn6726/
Lyamenova6725/
Laymin6721/
Lomuen6713/
Leamin676/
Loimen676/
Loumen675/
Loomen674/
Laimne674/
Lomaen674/
Leymen673/
Hlamin673/
Lamind673/
Lamgin672/
Lemend672/
Lomeen672/
Laumem672/
Lamuin672/
Laimyn672/
Lotmen671/
Lamihn671/
Lahamn671/
Lahmyn671/
Lemint671/
Lathmn671/
Hlomen671/
Lomehn671/
Llamín671/
Lomien671/
Laymengue671/
Lamynn671/
Lhamyn671/
Lomend671/
Lomoen670/
Lahmnn670/
Lohmen670/

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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
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  • 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 Lament
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