Lämsä Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lämsä Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lämsä Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden831:118,6368,469
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Finland151:366,44725,366
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Lamsa (581) are calculated separately.

Lämsä Last Name Facts

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

Lämsä (Hindi: लम्सा, Oriya: ଲାମସା) is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Lamsa. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lämsä? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lämsä is the 1,637,889th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Lämsä reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 84 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 118,636. In Sweden Lämsä is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 29 percent are found, Norrbotten County, where 18 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 17 percent are found. Besides Sweden it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 12 percent are found and Finland, where 12 percent are found.

Lämsä Last Name Statistics demography

Lämsä earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 9.7% less than the national average, earning 312,519 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lämssä916/
Lamsa87581/
Lämås8022/
Lähms801/
Lms7529/
Lems671,560/
Lams671,207/
Loms67225/
Lims67120/
Lums6735/
Lmus674/
Lmes673/
Lmis671/
Lmos671/
Lmas671/
Llms671/
Lmsa671/
Hlms670/
Lyms670/

Lämsä Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lämsä in the Hindi language
लम्साlamsa-
Lämsä in the Oriya language
ଲାମସାlamasa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lämsä
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