Lamers Surname

40,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lamers Surname User-submission:

Lamers is a patronymic name from Dutch, meaning "son of Lambert".

Lamers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,5201:3,059236
Germany3,5881:22,4372,970
United States1,7981:201,59019,808
Canada5151:71,5458,161
Indonesia4531:291,94126,064
Australia4421:61,0767,390
Belgium2101:54,7468,892
Poland561:678,72858,421
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
England251:2,228,72284,230
Austria231:370,23639,193
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
France141:4,744,480251,814
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
China81:170,915,1968,932
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Lamers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lamers is a patronymic name from Dutch, meaning "son of Lambert".

- adamhill

Lamers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lamers (Russian: Ламерс) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,663rd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 565,671 people. The surname Lamers occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Lamers live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,520 people, or 1 in 3,059. In The Netherlands Lamers is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 30 percent reside, North Brabant, where 22 percent reside and Limburg, where 15 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Lamers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lamers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,696 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lamers are 36.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lamers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 182.31% more than the national average, earning R 670,884 per year; in United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning $50,451 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lammers9225,533/
Lahmers92254/
Laemers92248/
Laamers9265/
Laumers9214/
Lamears9213/
Lamerse921/
Llamers921/
Lameurs921/
Liamers921/
Lamersh920/
Lammerse86366/
Llammers862/
Lammmers861/
Lahamers861/
Lammeers860/
Lammaers860/
Lamars8360/
Lomers8326/
Lemers833/
Lamors832/
Lemmers771,921/
Lommers771,347/
Lamarsh77563/
Lemeurs77431/
Lamerce7756/
Luimers7739/
Leimers773/
Loomers772/
Lämmers771/
Lammars771/
Lamar's771/
Lehmers771/
Leemers771/
Lohmers770/
Lamorsh770/
Lammersová753/
Lommerse71667/
Lamerche712/
Lamharss711/
Lamarsch711/
Lamoirse710/
Loomgers710/
Lammarsch6730/
Lomars676/
Lemars673/
Lemors671/

Lamers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamers in the Russian language
Ламерсlamers-

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