Lamprou Surname

57,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Lamprou Surname User-submission:

The Lamprou surname comes from the possessive form of the Greek name Lampros, meaning 'bright' or 'shining'. Connected to Lampri: another name to describe 'Easter' in Greek.

Lamprou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece8,4051:1,31851
Cyprus1661:5,331628
United States561:6,472,481306,764
England351:1,591,94567,242
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154

Lamprou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lamprou surname comes from the possessive form of the Greek name Lampros, meaning 'bright' or 'shining'. Connected to Lampri: another name to describe 'Easter' in Greek.

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Lamprou Last Name Facts

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

Lamprou is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lamprou.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamprou? popularity and diffusion

Lamprou is the 57,924th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 834,102 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lamprou reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

Lamprou is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is held by 8,405 people, or 1 in 1,318. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 38 percent reside, Central Greece, where 19 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Greece this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Lamprou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lamprou surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lamprou earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.78% more than the national average, earning $48,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.07% less than the national average, earning $33,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamproux9326/
Lamproud930/
Lampro92165/
Lampru9231/
Lampros861,550/
Lamproe86142/
Lampreu8661/
Lamproy8616/
Lamproi862/
Lamprue861/
Llampro861/
Lampruś861/
Lamproye80334/
Lampreau8054/
Lamproie8014/
Lampross802/
Lampreux801/
Laumproy801/
Labrou77125/
Lampra7715/
Lavrou771/
Lamprocht750/
Lamprea714,654/
Lamprey71879/
Labroue71542/
Lamprai7119/
Lampras7112/
Labrouj719/
Lamprat713/
Lampree713/
Labroud712/
Lamprae712/
Lanproe711/
Lampray710/
Labro674,435/
Lampreia671,583/
Lavro67590/
Labru67299/
Lamphrai6766/
Lamphrey677/
Lampraya676/
Lamphrae672/
Lampréia671/
Lampriea671/
Lanpreau671/
Loumpros671/
Lavru671/
Labrouhe671/
Labrouji671/
Lampreas671/
Liampras671/
Lamprach670/
Lamphree670/
Lamphrie670/
Laumprey670/
Labrouth670/
Lampfrey670/

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