Lomb Surname
Approximately 543 people bear this surname
Lomb Surname Definition:
= Lamb, q.v.
... a lytille lamb with-outen wolle.— Sir John Maundeville, ch. xxvi.
Lomb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 319 | 1:252,368 | 27,308 |
| United States | 95 | 1:3,815,357 | 209,650 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
Lomb (15) may also be a first name.
Lomb Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Lamb, q.v.
... a lytille lamb with-outen wolle.— Sir John Maundeville, ch. xxvi.
Lomb Demographics
Lomb Political Affiliation
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Lomb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lomb Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lomb is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lomb.
How Common Is The Last Name Lomb? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 578,557th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,420,895 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Lomb reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 15 people.
The surname Lomb is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 319 people, or 1 in 252,368. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 60 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.
Lomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lomb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lomb surname expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lomb Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lomb are 22.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76% registered to vote for the political party.
Lomb earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.44% more than the national average, earning $50,674 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlomb | 89 | 37 | / |
| Loomb | 89 | 24 | / |
| Loemb | 89 | 3 | / |
| Loumb | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lombz | 89 | 0 | / |
| Loembh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Loombs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lamb | 75 | 132,645 | / |
| Lumb | 75 | 6,077 | / |
| Lomp | 75 | 1,019 | / |
| Lemb | 75 | 275 | / |
| Lonb | 75 | 32 | / |
| Lomf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lomv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lombowa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lombova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lompe | 67 | 237 | / |
| Lambs | 67 | 212 | / |
| Lambh | 67 | 192 | / |
| Laumb | 67 | 183 | / |
| Lyamb | 67 | 29 | / |
| Loump | 67 | 25 | / |
| Luimb | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lammb | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lambz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lambt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hlemb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laamb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liamb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lumbh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lumbì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lojmv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lumbė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llamb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lambå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lembh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lionb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loumf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomps | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lumbs | 67 | 0 | / |
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