Lamin Surname

10,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Lamin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lambert,' from the nick. Lamb and diminutive Lamb-in; compare viol-in, Robin, Col-in. The 'g' in Laming, &c, is excrescent (compare Jennings), and the 'p' for 'b' in Lampin is a common exchange; compare Lampson and Lampett.

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Lamin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone28,6071:24841
Libya5,9611:1,047262
India4,3371:176,86510,854
Gambia2,0581:935141
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Brazil1,6921:126,5214,809
Liberia1,0361:4,255529
Indonesia9321:141,89814,033
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Malaysia3511:84,0295,893
Nigeria3251:545,05526,640
Algeria2901:133,21218,129
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
England1961:284,27622,043
Russia1601:900,76971,600
Pakistan1481:1,207,05314,427
Kenya1081:427,59223,179
Papua New Guinea1051:77,65410,215
Cambodia1041:148,9152,737
Mauritania981:41,7843,193
France851:781,44495,071
Belgium741:155,36021,583
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Australia341:793,99150,673
Marshall Islands311:1,672411
Lithuania261:116,71514,086
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Afghanistan191:1,692,27313,110
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Wales151:206,30213,003
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Norway81:642,78647,258
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Lamin (204,852) may also be a first name.

Lamin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lambert,' from the nick. Lamb and diminutive Lamb-in; compare viol-in, Robin, Col-in. The 'g' in Laming, &c, is excrescent (compare Jennings), and the 'p' for 'b' in Lampin is a common exchange; compare Lampson and Lampett.

Lambyn Clay played before the King at Westminster, at the great festival in 1306 (Popular Music of the Olden Time, Chappell, i. 29'). The Flemish Lambert had a great influence on English nomenclature for a time, nearly as great, in fact, as Baldwin.

John Lambyn, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Lambin, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Edmund Lambin, London, ibid.

William Lambyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Later the b has been dropped, and Laming or Lamming are the usual forms, especially in Lincolnshire, where Lambert (owing to Flemish immigration) was exceedingly common in the surname period. As an interesting proof of this, v. Lammiman.

1683. Married — Roger Laming and Rachel Ball: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Lambin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lamin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lamin (Georgian: ლამინ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻷﻣﻴﻦ, Hindi: लमिण, Marathi: लामीण, Russian: Ламин, Tibetan: ལྷ་མིན་) is more frequently found in Sierra Leone than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lamin.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lamin is the 10,986th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,599 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Lamin reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,090th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 204,852 people.

This last name is most frequent in Sierra Leone, where it is borne by 28,607 people, or 1 in 248. Barring Sierra Leone this last name occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 12 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Lamin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lamin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lamin last name rose 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 223 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lamin surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Lamin last name are 33.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.84% being registered with the party.

The amount Lamin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 20.98% less than the national average, earning 273,483 kr per year and in United States they earn 11.72% less than the national average, earning $38,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyamin916,890/
Lamina916,364/
Lamien915,965/
Laming912,881/
Lamion91709/
Lasmin91625/
Lammin91603/
Llamin91191/
Laimin91135/
Liamin9196/
Laumin9150/
Lahmin9139/
Laamin9135/
Laminn9126/
Laymin9121/
Leamin916/
Hlamin913/
Lamind913/
Lamgin912/
Lamuin912/
Lamihn911/
Lamint911/
Laemin910/
Lamn8940/
Lyamina834,998/
Lamming831,431/
Leaming831,283/
Laimina83445/
Laiming8359/
Lahamin8352/
Layming8334/
Laminne8329/
Laymina8320/
Liamina8317/
Leamina838/
Leamien836/
Laamina833/
Laumina832/
Leahmin831/
Hlamina831/
Liaming831/
Laismin831/
Lammion830/
Lemin803,975/
Lamim802,975/
Lamen80803/
Lomin80364/
Lamne80316/
Lamng80171/
Lamyn8022/
Lajmn804/
Llamn804/
Lyamn803/
Liamn803/
Lamnt802/
Lamnn801/
Lamnd801/
Leamn801/
Lamén801/
Laumienė7758/
Laminova7738/
Leahmien7714/
Lachhmin778/
Laimienė776/
Laminová775/
Lahaamin771/
Lamingue771/
Laamim731,961/
Laumen731,938/
Lament731,246/
Lomina73439/
Lamoen73373/
Lammen73199/
Leamen73159/
Lyamen73148/
Leemin73122/
Lameng73120/
Lyomin7368/
Lamyon7366/
Lemien7365/
Laymen7356/
Lameen7356/
Lamaen7347/
Loimin7347/
Lamyna7344/
Lemmin7337/
Liomin7334/
Lammim7323/
Loemin7322/
Loumin7322/
Lohmin7321/
Liamen7320/
Laimen7319/
Loming7318/
Lamenc7314/
Lamend7313/
Leymin7312/
Lahmen737/
Luomin737/
Lasmim735/
Lasmen734/
Laimne734/
Laemen733/
Leminn732/
Lehmin732/
Loomin732/
Laimyn732/
Losmin731/
Loymin731/
Llemin731/
Lameun731/
Lahamn731/
Lahmyn731/
Lathmn731/
Laamen731/
L'Emin731/
Lommin731/
Llamín731/
Lomien731/
Lamynn731/
Lamuen731/
Lhamyn731/
Lhomin731/
Lomgin731/
Lahmnn730/
Lyaminova713/
Laimene671,621/
Lamnova6764/
Lemn6762/
Lyomina6752/
Lohming6731/
Lasmeng6725/
Lemminn6718/
Luoming6713/
Laammim6712/
Leiming6711/
Lomming6711/
Lemmien6710/
Laameen678/
Laimyna678/
Lahamim677/
Laimaen677/
Lahmeen676/
Lehminn675/
Lammimg675/
Loumina675/
Lamment674/
Leymina673/
Loymina673/
Lahamne673/
Leahmen672/
Leimina672/
Lomn672/
Loomina671/
Louming671/
Lahmenn671/
Liammim671/
Löhming671/
Lehmien671/
Lamnowa671/
Laymeun671/
Leamenn670/
Lamenth670/
Looming670/

Lamin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamin in the Georgian language
ლამინlamin-
Lamin in the Tibetan language
ལྷ་མིན་lhamin66.67
ལ་མིན་lamin33.33
Lamin in the Marathi language
लामीणlamina50
लमीनlamina25
लामीनlamina25
Lamin in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻷﻣﻴﻦalamyn43.75
ﻟﻤﻴﻦlmyn21.88
ﺍﻻﻣﻴﻦalamyn18.75
ﻻﻣﻴﻦlamyn12.5
ﻻﻣﻴﻨﻪlamynh3.13
Lamin in the Hindi language
लमिणlamina42.86
लमीनlamina28.57
लामीणlamina14.29
लमिनlamina14.29
Lamin in the Russian language
Ламинlamin-

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