Lamton Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Lamton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3591:196,76432,522
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Lamton (295) may also be a first name.

Lamton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lamton is most common in Thailand. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 754,238th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Lamton reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Lamton is also the 513,559th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 295 people.

The last name Lamton is most widespread in Thailand, where it is borne by 359 people, or 1 in 196,764. In Thailand it is primarily concentrated in: Nakhon Phanom Province, where 55 percent reside, Amnat Charoen Province, where 28 percent reside and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Thailand this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.

Lamton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lamton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lamton last name declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamtong9213/
Lamtton922/
Lamtoïn921/
Lamtoin921/
Lamtone921/
Lamnton921/
Lamthong862,902/
Lamtoing861,451/
Liamtong8654/
Leamtong8613/
Liamthon861/
Laumtong861/
Lanton83582/
Lamtan8325/
Lemton8313/
Lomton832/
Liamthong80901/
Leamthong8030/
Laimthong805/
Laumthong801/
Lhamthong801/
Lantong772,889/
Lomtong77534/
Lainton77251/
L'Anton7753/
Lantoin7738/
Lamthan7732/
Lamtoum7723/
Lamtane7722/
Laynton7721/
Llanton7714/
Lantone777/
Liamtan776/
Lianton776/
Lantton771/
Lantgon771/
Lantuon771/
Launton771/
Lamtaun771/
Lanthon770/
Luomton770/
Lomthong711,949/
Lantoine711,466/
Lanthong71384/
Lamntang7137/
Lamntoum7131/
Loumtone7116/
Lantoing716/
Lamthung716/
Lamthanh711/
Hlomtong711/
Leantong711/
Lamtagne711/
Lhantoon711/
Loomtong711/
Lantan67505/
Lonton67115/
Lamtam6780/
Lianthong6760/
Loomthong6718/
Loumtoing6715/
Lantom679/
L'Antoine677/
Lhomthong675/
L'anthoën675/
Lantán673/
Hlomthong672/
Lamtum672/
Lemtan672/
Llantoine671/
Leantoine671/
Lainthong671/

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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 Lamton
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