Lamus Surname
Approximately 4,370 people bear this surname
Lamus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1,898 | 1:25,171 | 1,749 |
| Venezuela | 1,696 | 1:17,809 | 1,341 |
| Indonesia | 293 | 1:451,362 | 37,513 |
| Poland | 135 | 1:281,546 | 34,278 |
| United States | 131 | 1:2,766,862 | 164,942 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Lamuş (22), Lámus (6) & Lamús (1) are calculated separately.
Lamus (243) may also be a first name.
Lamus Demographics
Lamus Political Affiliation
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Lamus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lamus (Russian: Ламус) is found in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Lamuş, Lámus or Lamús. Click here for other potential spellings of Lamus.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamus? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 106,893rd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,667,631 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Lamus live; 82 percent live in South America and 82 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 573,164th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 243 people.
Lamus is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is held by 1,898 people, or 1 in 25,171. In Colombia Lamus is most prevalent in: Santander Department, where 45 percent are found, Norte de Santander Department, where 15 percent are found and Capital District, where 14 percent are found. Barring Colombia this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 39 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Lamus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lamus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 437 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lamus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lamus last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lamus earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $21,530,400 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $41,777 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamus in the Russian language | ||
| Ламус | lamus | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lamus
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