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Where Does The Last Name Lams Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Lams (Arabic: لمس, Hindi: लाम्स, Russian: Ламс) is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lams? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 311,791^st most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,037,735 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Lams live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 31 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 477,199^th most common forename at a global level, borne by 336 people.

It is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 380 people, or 1 in 30,254. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 87 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 8 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Belgium this last name exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and France, where 15 percent reside.

Lams Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lams has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lams surname expanded 558 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lams Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Lams last name are 19.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lams earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 28.12% less than the national average, earning $16,318,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $47,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.76% more than the national average, earning $52,543 CAD per year.