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 found in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lament? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 304,156th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 5,848,753 people. The surname Lament is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Lament are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 83 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 37 people.

The last name is most widespread in Poland, where it is borne by 1,040 people, or 1 in 36,547. Beside Poland Lament occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Lament Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lament has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lament surname fell 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 bearing the Lament surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lament surname 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lament
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