Lamex Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lamex Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lamex (955) may also be a first name.

Lamex Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamex occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamex? popularity and diffusion

Lamex is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Lamex is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Lamex reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Lamex is also the 261,239th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 955 people.

Lamex is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 25 percent live, New Ireland, where 25 percent live and West New Britain, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Lamex is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 33 percent live and Hong Kong, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lameux911/
Lames801,845/
Lamek801,713/
Lameg80301/
Lomex8029/
Lamez8022/
Lemex8018/
Lameš8016/
Lamec8011/
Lameş804/
Lamax803/
Lamix802/
Lamox800/
Lameck7353,931/
Llames734,107/
Lamech731,063/
Lamees73444/
Lahmek73400/
Laimes73359/
Llameg73284/
Lameke73279/
Lammes73216/
Lemeux73190/
Laimek73161/
Lamerz73151/
Lammek73143/
Lamaix7390/
Lemmex7389/
Lamest7355/
Laimez7344/
Lamise7334/
Lameij7327/
Liames7325/
Lametz7324/
Lameus7322/
Lamesh7317/
Lamese7314/
Llamez7313/
Laymes7313/
Lamekh7312/
Lasmes7312/
Lameas7311/
Lahmej7311/
Lemiex739/
Lameks738/
Lameez737/
Laumes736/
Lamegh734/
Laymez734/
Leames733/
Laymek733/
Lamies732/
Lameis732/
Lyamek731/
Llamax731/
Lamhes731/
Lameaz731/
Lameek731/
Lemeix731/
Laumax731/
Laamek731/
Hlames731/
Laumez731/
Lamice731/
Lamiec731/
Lamiez731/
Lamike731/
Leemex731/
Laames731/
Lhames731/
Lameak731/
Lahmes731/
Lammax730/
Lamess730/
Lammeg730/
Lameche674,132/
Lamisse67745/
Lamesch67522/
Laumets67333/
Lamique67325/
Laamech67306/
Lamiche67225/
Lamoise67211/
Lyamets67117/
Lameyse6799/
Lamesse6778/
Laimets6777/
Lammerz6769/
Lameque6753/
Lammeck6750/
Liametz6740/
Lasmess6729/
Lammech6715/
Lamigue678/
Lammise677/
Laméche675/
Lamheck674/
Leamech673/
Lameesh673/
Laimech673/
Lamèche672/
Lamecke672/
Lammeis671/
Lameach671/
Lameckj671/
Lameich671/
Llammes671/
Lliames671/
Hlamike671/
Lasmeis671/
Laimike671/
Lahmesh671/
Lameyke671/
Liammes671/
Lamechs671/
Leamets671/
Lametse671/
Hlamise671/
Lasmech671/
Laymesh671/
Laitmes671/
Laimeak671/
Lammess670/
Lameths670/
Leumeux670/
Leemeux670/
Lamecks670/

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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 Lamex
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