Lames Surname

221,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Lames Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lames Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9621:105,23718,309
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
United States871:4,166,195223,594
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Colombia561:853,1088,661
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Lameš (16), Lameş (4) & Lameș (1) are calculated separately.

Lames (3,253) may also be a first name.

Lames Last Name Facts

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

Lames is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may occur as a variant: Lameš, Lameş or Lameș. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lames? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 221,215th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,949,889 people. The last name Lames is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Lames are found; 52 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 125,640th most commonly held given name on earth. It is borne by 3,253 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 962 people, or 1 in 105,237. In The Philippines Lames is most common in: Western Visayas, where 43 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 19 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 14 percent are found. Other than The Philippines Lames exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Lames Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lames has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 272 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lames Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lames last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lames earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 22.56% less than the national average, earning $17,581,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $43,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lameš9316/
Lameş934/
Lameș931/
Llames914,107/
Lamees91444/
Laimes91359/
Lammes91216/
Lamest9155/
Liames9125/
Lameus9122/
Lamesh9117/
Lamese9114/
Laymes9113/
Lasmes9112/
Lameas9111/
Laumes916/
Leames913/
Lamies912/
Lameis912/
Lamhes911/
Hlames911/
Laames911/
Lhames911/
Lahmes911/
Lamess910/
Lame8913,162/
Lamesch83522/
Laumets83333/
Lyamets83117/
Lameyse8399/
Lamesse8378/
Laimets8377/
Lasmess8329/
Lameesh833/
Lammeis831/
Llammes831/
Lliames831/
Lasmeis831/
Lahmesh831/
Liammes831/
Leamets831/
Lametse831/
Laymesh831/
Laitmes831/
Lammess830/
Lameths830/
Lemes8093,358/
Laime8017,004/
Layme8012,532/
Lamey806,165/
Lamie805,283/
Lamis805,152/
Lasme804,217/
Lamer803,525/
Lameu802,480/
Lahme801,848/
Lamei801,609/
Lamme801,344/
Lomes80970/
Lamet80741/
Lamee80684/
Lameh80427/
Lamge80369/
Liame80276/
Lamed80244/
Llame80154/
Lamje80131/
Laame8095/
Laume8080/
Lamea8042/
Lamys8030/
Latme8025/
Lamez8022/
Leame8018/
Lamec8011/
Lamhe809/
Lamex809/
Lamée807/
Hlame803/
Lyame803/
Lhame802/
Lajme801/
Lametsch7719/
Lahtmets7712/
Lamesche772/
Laimesse771/
Lammer732,987/
Laimer732,758/
Lemesh732,290/
Lamieh732,042/
Laumer731,636/
Loomes731,403/
Lameed731,261/
Lamech731,063/
Lammie731,049/
Leamer73858/
Luimes73769/
Lammey73722/
Llamis73432/
Liamis73431/
Lameer73407/
Lamiss73362/
Laumet73318/
L'amie73231/
Leamey73195/
Laumea73184/
Latmer73181/
Llemes73152/
Lamerz73151/
Lemmes73125/
Lommes7396/
Lomets7369/
Laimis7368/
Liaume7366/
Lomeus7363/
Lomesh7357/
Loumes7356/
Laimez7344/
Leamie7342/
Lamise7334/
Lahame7334/
Lamais7329/
Lameij7327/
Lasmer7326/
Lametz7324/
Lajmer7323/
Laasme7323/
Liamge7322/
Leumes7318/
Lemeus7316/
Lamett7316/
Laimei7315/
Laimet7315/
Llamez7313/
Lehmes7313/
Laymet7313/
Lahmej7311/
Lamois7310/
Lammet7310/
Lamish739/
Lamiey739/
Lame'e738/
Laimed738/
Laamer737/
Lhamge737/
Lameez737/
Lahmie737/
Lammis736/
Laymer736/
Hlomes736/
Lemezs736/
Lammed736/
Leemes735/
Lhamer735/
Lamysh734/
Lamgey734/
Llaime734/
Laymez734/
Laimee734/
Lamije734/
Llamer734/
Lamher734/
Lyamer733/
Lhomes733/
Lemess733/
Lasmme732/
Latmey732/
Lahume732/
Leymes732/
Laumey732/
Lammee732/
Lamead732/
Lammeh732/
Lemees732/
Lameet732/
Laisme732/
Lomese732/
Lyamei731/
Lyomes731/
Lohmes731/
Lgomes731/
Lhamme731/
Lamm'e731/
Lamuis731/
Lahmge731/
Lameaz731/
Lemies731/
Laumei731/
Laumeu731/
Laamea731/
Leamis731/
Lamhie731/
Loemes731/
Leasme731/
Laimea731/
Liamie731/
Llamet731/
Lamehr731/
Lameid731/
Lyamge731/
Lemeis731/
Leimes731/
Liameu731/
Llaume731/
Lomees731/
Laumez731/
Lamice731/
Lamiea731/
Lamiez731/
Lameea731/
Lemehs731/
Lemesz731/
Lhamed731/
Lhamie731/
Laameh731/
L'Amis731/
Leamet731/
Lameey731/
Lamyos731/
Laymey730/
Laumis730/
Laemis730/
Leamed730/
Lomess730/
Llamey730/
Lahamesse714/
Lama67336,121/
Lamy6746,110/
Lami6732,492/
Lome679,158/
Lameche674,132/
Lemiesz67887/
Lamisse67745/
Lahamge67310/
Laamech67306/
Lamiche67225/
Lamoise67211/
Lahmish67198/
Lamé6773/
Lammerz6769/
Lamj6766/
Loomets6750/
Lamisch6745/
Liametz6740/
Liaumet6732/
Lausmäe6731/
L'Ahmed6727/
Leammet6724/
Lahtmäe6723/
Laitmer6717/
Liameed6717/
Lammech6715/
Lhameed6713/
Lemesch6712/
Laimeah6711/
Lahamis679/
Lahamed679/
Laasmäe679/
Lammise677/
Lahymer677/
Lamheed676/
Lhaumet676/
Lattmer675/
Laméche675/
L'Gomes674/
Lhaimer674/
Leamech673/
Laimech673/
Leimets673/
Lathmer672/
Lahamer672/
Lamèche672/
Lamehie672/
Laimmer672/
Lāme672/
Lôme672/
Lomeash671/
Llamois671/
Laemmez671/
Lammiss671/
Lahamje671/
Lahamme671/
Lahmeid671/
Laimeer671/
Laitmet671/
Lameach671/
Lameich671/
Lemeisz671/
Leahmed671/
Laytmer671/
La'hmed671/
Laameed671/
Llgamme671/
Lòme671/
Hllomes671/
Lathmee671/
Laymmie671/
Leaumer671/
Laumays671/
Laumeha671/
Laheyme671/
Lahmiss671/
L'Aimer671/
Lamè671/
Lamí671/
Lemmehs671/
Liaimer671/
Lahmais671/
Loumeus671/
Hlahame671/
Hlamise671/
Lasmech671/
Lahmeer671/
Laymead670/
Lamhois670/
Loomies670/
Leamett670/
Loomese670/

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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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  • 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 Lames
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