Lamptey Surname

8,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Lamptey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamptey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana67,5401:40046
England5991:93,0189,976
United States5551:653,07952,340
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Jamaica451:63,7773,321
Liberia421:104,9658,284
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Norway111:467,48139,375
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Lamptey (1,478) may also be a first name.

Lamptey Last Name Facts

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

Lamptey occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamptey? popularity and diffusion

Lamptey is the 8,224th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,284 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lamptey are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 202,414th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,478 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 67,540 people, or 1 in 400. Outside of Ghana Lamptey occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Lamptey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lamptey last name are 40.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.12% registered with the party.

The amount Lamptey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.64% less than the national average, earning 281,578 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.83% more than the national average, earning R 351,312 per year; in United States they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $44,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.84% more than the national average, earning $54,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lampthey932/
Lampty9211/
Lanptey867/
Lemptey861/
Lamptay861/
Lampter860/
Lampti771/
Lambte771/
Lambhte711/
Lamptui711/
Lembte621/
Lompta621/
Laibete578/
Laybete572/
Leimpta570/

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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 Lamptey
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