Lamster Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Lamster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1331:605,30448,487
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Austria281:304,12334,120
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Lamster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lamster occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lamster.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamster? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 895,817th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Lamster live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 605,304. In Germany Lamster is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 29 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found and Thuringia, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Austria, where 9 percent are found.

Lamster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lamster has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lamster last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

Lamster earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.59% less than the national average, earning $42,032 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamstere938/
Leamster930/
Lamste921/
Lemster86204/
Lanster8641/
Lomster861/
Lamsted860/
Lamstead807/
Lamstedt803/
Lanxter718/
Lanstet710/
Lonster710/
Lomsted710/
Leinster67541/
Lomstedt676/
Lomstead671/
Leansted670/
Lanstedt670/
Leanstedt633/
Lahnstead630/
Lancte620/
Lonsted573/
Liansti572/
Lansttai531/
Lonstead530/
Leinstedt508/
Lonnstedt502/

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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
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  • 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 Lamster
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