Last Name LAM

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LAM is ranked as the 503rd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 71,706.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 22.49 people named LAM for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 88% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named LAM is 52,406, the rank is 706 and the proportion per 100k Americans named LAM is 16.45.

Last Names LAM
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 71,706 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 503
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 22.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 52,406
  • National Rank 706
  • Proportion/100k 16.45

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LAM is 7.8% White, 2.1% Hispanic origin, 0.4% Black, 87.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.1% Two or More Races, and 0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name LAM have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LAM is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name LAM

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 7.8% 63.9% -56.1%
Hispanic origin 2.1% 16.3% -14.2%
Black 0.4% 12.3% -11.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 87.5% 4.9% 82.6%
Two or more races 2.1% 1.8% 0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.1% 0.7% -0.6%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LAM is California where 32,332 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LAM, as 83.33 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 6 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names LAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,694 13.15 99.6% Indiana 247 3.75 96.2% Iowa 154 4.97 95.8% Kansas 225 7.75 96.5% Michigan 776 7.83 99.2% Minnesota 554 10.14 99.1% Missouri 80 2.66 88.0% Nebraska 46 2.44 82.5% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 527 4.54 98.2% South Dakota 18 2.07 55.4% Wisconsin 248 4.31 97.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,694 13.15 99.6%
Indiana 247 3.75 96.2%
Iowa 154 4.97 95.8%
Kansas 225 7.75 96.5%
Michigan 776 7.83 99.2%
Minnesota 554 10.14 99.1%
Missouri 80 2.66 88.0%
Nebraska 46 2.44 82.5%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 527 4.54 98.2%
South Dakota 18 2.07 55.4%
Wisconsin 248 4.31 97.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names LAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 89.7% Arizona 694 10.31 99.0% California 32,332 83.33 100.0% Colorado 594 11.1 99.0% Hawaii 1,156 81.43 99.8% Idaho 109 6.69 94.1% Montana 47 4.6 88.4% Nevada 532 18.74 99.1% New Mexico 138 6.61 95.1% Oregon 731 18.4 99.2% Utah 431 14.63 97.5% Washington 2,371 33.58 99.8% Wyoming 28 4.79 78.0%

West States
State stats for the first name LAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 89.7%
Arizona 694 10.31 99.0%
California 32,332 83.33 100.0%
Colorado 594 11.1 99.0%
Hawaii 1,156 81.43 99.8%
Idaho 109 6.69 94.1%
Montana 47 4.6 88.4%
Nevada 532 18.74 99.1%
New Mexico 138 6.61 95.1%
Oregon 731 18.4 99.2%
Utah 431 14.63 97.5%
Washington 2,371 33.58 99.8%
Wyoming 28 4.79 78.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names LAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 414 11.52 98.8% Maine 81 6.13 89.9% Massachusetts 1,399 20.74 99.4% New Hampshire 56 4.23 89.5% New Jersey 1,376 15.39 99.5% New York 6,659 33.72 99.9% Pennsylvania 1,506 11.77 99.5% Rhode Island 73 6.91 91.8% Vermont 27 4.38 87.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 414 11.52 98.8%
Maine 81 6.13 89.9%
Massachusetts 1,399 20.74 99.4%
New Hampshire 56 4.23 89.5%
New Jersey 1,376 15.39 99.5%
New York 6,659 33.72 99.9%
Pennsylvania 1,506 11.77 99.5%
Rhode Island 73 6.91 91.8%
Vermont 27 4.38 87.7%
South State Statistics Last-Names LAM State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 138 2.84 92.5% Arkansas 77 2.59 89.0% Delaware 71 7.6 96.2% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 91.5% Florida 2,360 11.86 99.7% Georgia 1,077 10.66 98.9% Kentucky 136 3.08 92.0% Louisiana 308 6.63 96.0% Maryland 892 14.92 99.3% Mississippi 80 2.66 88.0% North Carolina 593 5.97 98.3% Oklahoma 484 12.49 97.9% South Carolina 191 3.96 95.5% Tennessee 464 7.09 97.6% Texas 5,844 21.68 99.7% Virginia 2,887 34.67 99.7% West Virginia 73 3.93 86.8%

South States
State stats for the first name LAM

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 138 2.84 92.5%
Arkansas 77 2.59 89.0%
Delaware 71 7.6 96.2%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 91.5%
Florida 2,360 11.86 99.7%
Georgia 1,077 10.66 98.9%
Kentucky 136 3.08 92.0%
Louisiana 308 6.63 96.0%
Maryland 892 14.92 99.3%
Mississippi 80 2.66 88.0%
North Carolina 593 5.97 98.3%
Oklahoma 484 12.49 97.9%
South Carolina 191 3.96 95.5%
Tennessee 464 7.09 97.6%
Texas 5,844 21.68 99.7%
Virginia 2,887 34.67 99.7%
West Virginia 73 3.93 86.8%
 

Full Names with LAM as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LAM as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named LAM.

The most popular full name is David LAM. 1.01% of all the people named LAM have this given name.

There are 2709 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LAM

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David LAM 1.01%
2 Hung LAM 0.84%
3 Thanh LAM 0.82%
4 Michael LAM 0.76%
5 John LAM 0.76%
6 Minh LAM 0.76%
7 Wai LAM 0.67%
8 Chi LAM 0.64%
9 Phuong LAM 0.64%
10 Kim LAM 0.63%
11 Tony LAM 0.58%
12 Hoa LAM 0.57%
13 James LAM 0.53%
14 Van LAM 0.51%
15 Kevin LAM 0.48%
16 Peter LAM 0.48%
17 Jennifer LAM 0.44%
18 Paul LAM 0.43%
19 Anh LAM 0.42%
20 Chun LAM 0.42%