Lamprecht Surname

25,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Lamprecht Surname Definition:

“Land-Shining” in Old German. From Lambert. See also Lemmer.

Lamprecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,6411:9,3171,168
South Africa6,1541:8,8041,112
Austria2,6101:3,263324
United States1,7341:209,03120,450
Italy7961:76,83013,483
Switzerland3891:21,1133,371
Poland2181:174,35224,045
Australia1871:144,36215,419
England1191:468,21930,572
Canada691:533,99444,923
Sweden481:205,14114,201
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Croatia341:124,37118,240
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
France171:3,907,219231,005
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Liechtenstein111:3,489390
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Namibia91:267,71110,023
Norway81:642,78647,258
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
China31:455,773,85521,925
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Lamprecht Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Land-Shining” in Old German. From Lambert. See also Lemmer.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendant of Lambrecht (land, bright).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lamprecht Last Name Facts

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

Lamprecht is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamprecht? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,273rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 341,385 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Lamprecht reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Lamprecht is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 8,641 people, or 1 in 9,317. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 21 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 13 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent live and Austria, where 12 percent live.

Lamprecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lamprecht has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lamprecht surname grew 2,089 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lamprecht Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lamprecht last name are 17.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lamprecht earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.52% less than the national average, earning 236,980 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.63% more than the national average, earning R 386,460 per year; in United States they earn 3.06% more than the national average, earning $44,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $48,853 CAD per year.

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