Lampe Surname

20,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Aruba

Lampe Surname User-submission:

From the German word for 'lamp'.

Lampe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,8161:5,827705
United States7,2541:49,9676,044
Netherlands9331:18,1002,815
Slovenia6291:3,955703
France5721:116,12417,489
Aruba4901:21122
Venezuela4431:68,1812,952
Indonesia3171:417,19035,131
Brazil2881:743,31427,136
Australia2451:110,18712,273
Belgium2311:49,7698,099
Norway2051:25,0843,360
Poland1261:301,65735,796
Denmark1031:54,8035,600
Canada1011:364,80832,793
England981:568,55234,674
Sweden721:136,7619,670
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Austria651:131,00717,994
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Chile391:451,70411,842
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Croatia51:845,72148,179
China51:273,464,31313,838
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6701:74,9537,993

The alternate forms: Lampé (62) & Lämpe (18) are calculated separately.

Lampe (1,217) may also be a first name.

Lampe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the German word for 'lamp'.

- anavarre

Lampe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lampe (Hindi: लम्पे, Russian: Лампе, Tibetan: ལམ་པེ་) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Lampé or Lämpe. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lampe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,628th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 274,971 people. The surname Lampe is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Lampe live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lampe is also the 226,942nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 1,217 people.

The last name Lampe is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 13,816 people, or 1 in 5,827. In Germany Lampe is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 42 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 7 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 74 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 4 percent are found.

Lampe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lampe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lampe surname rose 1,083 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 891 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lampe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lampe last name are 23.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lampe earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning 342,936 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.71% less than the national average, earning R 195,552 per year; in United States they earn 6.11% more than the national average, earning $45,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.31% more than the national average, earning $63,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lampé9362/
Lämpe9318/
Lamper911,400/
Lampey91261/
Lampes9177/
Lampie9169/
Lampee9139/
Lampei9129/
Laempe9120/
Lyampe9112/
Lampez9112/
Lampea919/
Lampet917/
Llampe913/
Lamphe912/
Lampée912/
Lampeh911/
Lamppe910/
Lamp899,118/
Lampher8395/
Lamphee8353/
Lampett8349/
Lampeas8334/
Liampet8310/
Lampech835/
Lamphet834/
Lampeer833/
Leampet833/
Lampeha833/
Lamppey832/
Lampiey832/
Lamphey831/
Lyampee831/
L'Lampe831/
Lampeis831/
Liampei831/
Lamphie830/
Lamphea830/
Lampest830/
Lampfer830/
Lampa8010,126/
Lampi802,976/
Lempe802,761/
Lamps80543/
Lampp80486/
Lamph80330/
Lompe80237/
Lampy8051/
Lampf8036/
Lampt804/
Lanpe803/
Lampz801/
Lanmp801/
Liamp800/
Liampeis7721/
Liamphet7720/
Hlampeas7712/
Lampeová771/
Lampecht771/
Lampeggi771/
Liampehs771/
Liampech771/
Lampetch771/
Leamphet771/
Hliampet771/
Lampheer770/
Lamphest770/
Llampa735,256/
Lampis733,198/
Lampha731,499/
Lampay73323/
Lampit73244/
Lamppa73194/
Llampi73193/
Lampio73176/
Lempei73171/
Lompei7375/
Lampai7371/
Lomper7364/
Liampa7357/
Lempeh7357/
Lempea7346/
Laampi7339/
Llempe7327/
Lompeh7326/
Lampiz7321/
Laumpa7319/
Lemphe7319/
Laimpi7318/
Lamppi7313/
Lempeľ7310/
Lompea739/
Laimpa738/
Lempie738/
Lampoy737/
Liampi735/
Lampui734/
Laempi734/
Lompey733/
Lampoi733/
Lompez733/
Lompet733/
Lompes732/
Hlompe732/
Lampid732/
Lampér732/
Lompie732/
Llanpe732/
Lanpei732/
Lampiy731/
Lompej731/
Lampys731/
Lanper731/
Lempee731/
Luompe731/
Luimpe731/
Lammpa731/
Lamphi731/
Lampoa731/
Lhampa731/
Lampuy731/
Lanpet731/
Lemppe731/
Lammpp730/
Lamphy730/
Liampetch7110/
Leampetch712/
Lampeecht710/
Lamb67132,645/
Labe6710,929/
Lave672,102/
Lampitt671,159/
Lomp671,019/
Lanpher67922/
Lamphai67586/
Lampaya67301/
Lompech67185/
Liampha67185/
Lampová67106/
Lampich6732/
Lampova6732/
Llampay6729/
Liampis6727/
Lanp6718/
Latempt6716/
Latimpi6715/
Lasimpi6712/
Loumpea679/
Llanper675/
Lahampa674/
Lamv674/
Loumpie674/
Loompet674/
Lompher672/
Lompiey672/
Lamphay672/
Lampsch672/
Lianpet672/
Lampych671/
Lampaha671/
Lampouy671/
Loumpet671/
Lampaja671/
Lacinpe671/
Liampoy671/
Leampha671/
Lompeht671/
Liampit671/
Lanphie670/
Lattemp670/

Lampe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lampe in the Tibetan language
ལམ་པེ་lampé-
Lampe in the Hindi language
लम्पेlampe66.67
लंपेlampe33.33
Lampe in the Russian language
Лампеlampe-

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