Lamlam Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Lamlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Lamlam (1,437) may also be a first name.

Lamlam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lamlam (Arabic: لملم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻼﻡ, Marathi: लामलम) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lamlam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamlam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,017,195th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Lamlam live; 38 percent live in Oceania Islands and 36 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 205,834th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 1,437 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Lamlam is mostly concentrated in: West New Britain, where 67 percent live, East New Britain, where 20 percent live and Morobe, where 7 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Iraq, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liamlam923/
Leamlam922/
Laimlam921/
Lamleam921/
Lamlame921/
Llamllam8622/
Liamleam862/
Lamlom83957/
Lemlam8315/
Lamlan834/
Lamloum772,293/
Lamloom77157/
Lamlian774/
Lamlang771/
Lamliang7178/
Lamloume711/
Lamlagne711/
Llamllan711/
Lanlan67114/
Lomlom67110/
Lamlon679/
Lahamlaan671/
Lomlan670/

Lamlam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamlam in the Marathi language
लामलमlamalama-
Lamlam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻤﻼﻡallmlam50
ﻟﻤﻼﻡlmlam50
Lamlam in the Arabic language
لملمlmlm-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lamlam
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