Lamu Name Meaning, Origins & Popularity

Lamu Forename

57,103^rd

Most Common

name in the World

Approximately 11,108 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:

India

Highest density in:

Nepal

Lamu Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

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Lamu Forename Distribution

Place	Gender	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
India	80%	8,476	1:143,332	16,049
Nepal	99%	1,099	1:25,921	2,333
Nigeria	54%	514	1:345,456	12,270
Uganda	92%	284	1:144,215	5,717
Cameroon	100%	202	1:106,983	5,469
Indonesia	-	194	1:1,329,710	76,306
Papua New Guinea	59%	124	1:65,744	6,290
DR Congo	83%	41	1:1,800,673	45,176
Ethiopia	100%	25	1:3,902,405	10,287
South Africa	85%	21	1:2,596,793	70,323
Zimbabwe	100%	20	1:771,191	29,892
Malaysia	75%	16	1:1,903,121	56,176
Taiwan	100%	14	1:1,697,834	48,176
Kenya	-	13	1:3,562,085	22,986
Solomon Islands	-	13	1:44,689	2,823
United States	-	9	1:40,281,886	265,873
Thailand	87%	9	1:7,785,090	119,233
Tanzania	100%	5	1:10,557,664	41,958
Kazakhstan	100%	4	1:4,436,711	24,678
Egypt	100%	4	1:22,975,236	27,891
Canada	-	4	1:8,283,343	67,579
Azerbaijan	-	3	1:3,214,315	27,427
Pakistan	100%	3	1:64,785,893	186,184
Zambia	-	2	1:7,927,397	45,785
Liberia	50%	2	1:2,206,030	27,695
Rwanda	-	1	1:11,371,433	4,615
Brazil	-	1	1:214,236,154	864,335
Bhutan	100%	1	1:824,928	6,865
Niger	100%	1	1:19,183,994	77,442
China	-	1	1:1,366,055,782	109,249
Belgium	-	1	1:11,490,041	43,727
Afghanistan	100%	1	1:32,623,516	66,536

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Lamu (5,744) may also be a surname.

Lamu Forename Popularity

Lamu Demographics

Lamu Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
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Phonetically Similar Names

Forename	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Lammu	89	2,514	/
Lamou	89	2,510	/
Lamut	89	1,982	/
Lhamu	89	1,599	/
Lasmu	89	747	/
Laimu	89	739	/
Lamus	89	243	/
Laumu	89	234	/
Lamui	89	136	/
Lamud	89	66	/
Lamhu	89	62	/
Lamau	89	60	/
Lameu	89	50	/
Laamu	89	41	/
Leamu	89	33	/
Laymu	89	20	/
Lamuu	89	19	/
Lahmu	89	15	/
Hlamu	89	9	/
Lamuy	89	7	/
Lamuh	89	5	/
Lyamu	89	5	/
Liamu	89	4	/
Llamu	89	1	/
Lamgu	89	1	/
Latmu	89	1	/
Lajmu	89	1	/
Laemu	89	1	/
Laimou	80	145	/
Lahamu	80	115	/
Lhamuy	80	87	/
Lamuph	80	60	/
Lasmus	80	27	/
Lasmui	80	25	/
Latmui	80	22	/
Laïmou	80	18	/
Laimui	80	16	/
Laummu	80	12	/
Laismu	80	12	/
Lamgou	80	11	/
Lamous	80	10	/
Lamout	80	9	/
Laimau	80	9	/
Laamud	80	9	/
Lamahu	80	8	/
Lamush	80	8	/
Leamus	80	6	/
Lamuis	80	6	/
Lammuu	80	6	/
Laimus	80	6	/
Laimut	80	4	/
Lammmu	80	4	/
Lammou	80	4	/
Lasmau	80	4	/
Laymui	80	3	/
Lamaus	80	3	/
Laîmou	80	3	/
Lamoud	80	3	/
Lasmou	80	3	/
Liamus	80	2	/
Lamhui	80	2	/
Lammeu	80	2	/
Lammui	80	2	/
Lamouh	80	2	/
Lamuch	80	2	/
Lahmou	80	2	/
Llameu	80	1	/
Lameus	80	1	/
Lamaut	80	1	/
Lamouy	80	1	/
Lamouz	80	1	/
Lamhau	80	1	/
Lamhou	80	1	/
Lamhut	80	1	/
Lamhuu	80	1	/
Lammus	80	1	/
Laumut	80	1	/
Laymou	80	1	/
Liamhu	80	1	/
Liammu	80	1	/
Lhhamu	80	1	/
Lhamau	80	1	/
Leamou	80	1	/
Laamou	80	1	/
Laamus	80	1	/
Laimmu	80	1	/
Laimud	80	1	/
Laimuy	80	1	/
Lajhmu	80	1	/
Lamaud	80	1	/
Lamyui	80	1	/
La Amu	80	1	/
Lemu	75	18,779	/
Lomu	75	183	/
Laimutė	73	8,606	/
Lamhout	73	47	/
Lahamou	73	9	/
Lamouss	73	4	/
Leamous	73	4	/
Laymuis	73	3	/
Leaumau	73	2	/
Lamouch	73	2	/
Laismud	73	2	/
Lamouth	73	2	/
Llamouy	73	1	/
Lamuish	73	1	/
Lamhoud	73	1	/
Lammaus	73	1	/
Laymous	73	1	/
Leamoud	73	1	/
Lahmouz	73	1	/
lo Amou	73	1	/
Lemmu	67	1,308	/
Leemu	67	663	/
Lemuh	67	134	/
Lemuy	67	123	/
Lomus	67	87	/
Lemau	67	48	/
Lamoo	67	44	/
Lomou	67	43	/
Leimu	67	36	/
Lhomu	67	19	/
Lomeu	67	16	/
Lemhu	67	15	/
Lamoe	67	8	/
Loumu	67	7	/
Hlomu	67	6	/
Lemui	67	5	/
Lomut	67	4	/
Loomu	67	4	/
Lotmu	67	3	/
Lyomu	67	3	/
Loimu	67	3	/
Luomu	67	2	/
Lomau	67	2	/
Hlemu	67	1	/
Lèmou	67	1	/
Lojmu	67	1	/
Liomu	67	1	/
Llaammuu	67	1	/
Lammuuha	67	1	/
Laymouth	67	1	/
Lemeu	67	1	/
Leumu	67	1	/
Lgomu	67	1	/
Lhamouch	67	1	/
Lhemu	67	1	/
Laismutė	67	1	/
Lahamoud	67	1	/
Lahmouch	67	1	/
Lommu	67	1	/
Lomui	67	1	/
lo Mu	67	1	/
Lmuau	67	1	/
Lomup	67	1	/
Lammouth	67	1	/
Lewmu	67	1	/
Lwmua	67	1	/

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Footnotes

First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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 Lamu