Lamichhane Surname

160,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Qatar

Lamichhane Surname User-submission:

It is derived from words lamo and chhana. In ancient time some family used to live in house with a longer roof so people used to call them "lamo chhane". Later on it is transformed to Lamichhane as a surname.

Lamichhane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal8421:33,8251,237
Qatar4061:5,808608
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
United Arab Emirates2271:40,3624,164
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
India1881:4,080,135109,968
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Malaysia1091:270,58915,097
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Finland151:366,44725,366
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Norway71:734,61250,907
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Lamichhane (21) may also be a first name.

Lamichhane Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is derived from words lamo and chhana. In ancient time some family used to live in house with a longer roof so people used to call them "lamo chhane". Later on it is transformed to Lamichhane as a surname.

- mlmanish56

Lamichhane means one who has a Lamo Chhana (long roof) or one who is resident of Lamichhanni village.

- santoshthapa

Lamichhane Last Name Facts

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

Lamichhane (Hindi: लामिछाने, Marathi: लामीछाने, Oriya: ଲାମିଛାେନ) has its highest incidence in Nepal. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamichhane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 160,554th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,684,179 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Lamichhane reside; 39 percent reside in West Asia and 39 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 21 people.

The surname Lamichhane is most commonly held in Nepal, where it is held by 842 people, or 1 in 33,825. In Nepal Lamichhane is most frequent in: Bagmati, where 8 percent live, Mechi, where 0 percent live and Gandaki, where 0 percent live. Beside Nepal this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 15 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent live.

Lamichhane Last Name Statistics demography

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

Lamichhane earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $42,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lamichhane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamichhane in the Marathi language
लामीछानेlamichane-
Lamichhane in the Oriya language
ଲାମିଛାେନlamichaena75
ଲାମିାେନlamiaena25
Lamichhane in the Hindi language
लामिछानेlamichane58.33
लामीछानेlamichane33.33
लमिछानेlamichane8.33

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