Lám Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Lám Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 62 | 1:158,327 | 14,141 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Lam (1,158,921) & Lâm (11) are calculated separately.
Lám Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lám Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lám occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Lam or Lâm. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lám? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lám is the 2,414,640th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Lám occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lám reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
Lám is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 158,327. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 74 percent reside, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 24 percent reside and Pest County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary Lám occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lam | 89 | 1,158,921 | / |
| Lâm | 89 | 11 | / |
| Láhm | 86 | 28 | / |
| Lámi | 86 | 18 | / |
| Lámm | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lm | 80 | 757 | / |
| Lim | 67 | 823,649 | / |
| Lum | 67 | 44,872 | / |
| Lem | 67 | 29,844 | / |
| Lom | 67 | 9,043 | / |
| Lym | 67 | 924 | / |
| Lma | 67 | 664 | / |
| Llm | 67 | 152 | / |
| Lím | 67 | 59 | / |
| Lmi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Lme | 67 | 31 | / |
| Lmo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Hlm | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lmm | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lmu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lôm | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ljm | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lhm | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wlm | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lmw | 67 | 5 | / |
| L M | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lwm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lmh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lmy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lîm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lüm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lêm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lmù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lém | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lám
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