Lamsley Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lamsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Lamsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lamsley is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lamsley is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Lamsley is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Lamsley live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Lamsley is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 93 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Lamsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lamsley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lamsley surname rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamsley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lamsley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.74% more than the national average, earning R 548,328 per year and in United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lansley861,216/
Laimsle862/
Landsley8011/
Lemsle771/
Lansly771/
Lansle770/
Lancley7171/
Landsly7121/
Lansler7110/
Lanslee711/
Lonsley711/
Lainsle710/
Lanslie710/
Launsly710/
Lanselle67349/
Lainslie671/
Lionsley671/
Llonsley671/
Lounsley670/
Leansler670/
Lanselly670/
Lonzsley670/
Leinsley670/
Londsley670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lamsley
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