Lamin Surname
Approximately 51,105 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLamin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 28,607 | 1:248 | 41 |
| Libya | 5,961 | 1:1,047 | 262 |
| India | 4,337 | 1:176,865 | 10,854 |
| Gambia | 2,058 | 1:935 | 141 |
| Myanmar | 1,983 | 1:26,192 | 466 |
| Brazil | 1,692 | 1:126,521 | 4,809 |
| Liberia | 1,036 | 1:4,255 | 529 |
| Indonesia | 932 | 1:141,898 | 14,033 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Malaysia | 351 | 1:84,029 | 5,893 |
| Nigeria | 325 | 1:545,055 | 26,640 |
| Algeria | 290 | 1:133,212 | 18,129 |
| United States | 248 | 1:1,461,528 | 100,066 |
| England | 196 | 1:284,276 | 22,043 |
| Russia | 160 | 1:900,769 | 71,600 |
| Pakistan | 148 | 1:1,207,053 | 14,427 |
| Kenya | 108 | 1:427,592 | 23,179 |
| Papua New Guinea | 105 | 1:77,654 | 10,215 |
| Cambodia | 104 | 1:148,915 | 2,737 |
| Mauritania | 98 | 1:41,784 | 3,193 |
| France | 85 | 1:781,444 | 95,071 |
| Belgium | 74 | 1:155,360 | 21,583 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Marshall Islands | 31 | 1:1,672 | 411 |
| Lithuania | 26 | 1:116,715 | 14,086 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Afghanistan | 19 | 1:1,692,273 | 13,110 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 88 | 1:276,993 | 19,333 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
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.
For Lambin, q.v.
Lamin Demographics
Lamin Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
Lamin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamin in the Georgian language | ||
| ლამინ | lamin | - |
| Lamin in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྷ་མིན་ | lhamin | 66.67 |
| ལ་མིན་ | lamin | 33.33 |
| Lamin in the Marathi language | ||
| लामीण | lamina | 50 |
| लमीन | lamina | 25 |
| लामीन | lamina | 25 |
| Lamin in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻷﻣﻴﻦ | alamyn | 43.75 |
| ﻟﻤﻴﻦ | lmyn | 21.88 |
| ﺍﻻﻣﻴﻦ | alamyn | 18.75 |
| ﻻﻣﻴﻦ | lamyn | 12.5 |
| ﻻﻣﻴﻨﻪ | lamynh | 3.13 |
| Lamin in the Hindi language | ||
| लमिण | lamina | 42.86 |
| लमीन | lamina | 28.57 |
| लामीण | lamina | 14.29 |
| लमिन | lamina | 14.29 |
| Lamin in the Russian language | ||
| Ламин | lamin | - |
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