Lamken Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Lamken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Germany1141:706,18853,880
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Lamkén (9) are calculated separately.

Lamken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamken is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Lamkén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamken? popularity and diffusion

Lamken is the 853,416th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Lamken reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Lamken is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 1,830,601. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 15 percent reside, New Jersey, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States Lamken occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Lamken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lamken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lamken surname increased 508 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lamken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lamken last name are 9.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Lamken earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $43,908 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamkén949/
Lamcken9225/
Lamckuen861/
Lamkin835,197/
Lemken83515/
Lamkyn837/
Laymkn834/
Lamkem832/
Lamcen831/
Lomken831/
Lyamkin771,829/
Lamkina77143/
Lamkyna7712/
Lamchen773/
Lemcken772/
Lämmken771/
Lamckin771/
Lamquen771/
Lamkint771/
Liamkin771/
Lamkinn770/
Lyamkina711,938/
Lämmcken7112/
Liamkina717/
Lammchen713/
Lemkienė712/
Liamking711/
Lemkin67447/
Lomkin67320/
Lemkyn6711/
Lomkyn677/
Lamcin673/
Lomkina62247/
Lamchin62163/
Lamquin6279/
Lyomkin6218/
Lomking6216/
Lomkyna629/
Lämchen623/
Lyomkina5723/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lamken
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