Lamai Surname
Approximately 5,650 people bear this surname
Lamai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 3,773 | 1:18,722 | 1,495 |
| Kenya | 592 | 1:78,007 | 7,248 |
| Nigeria | 475 | 1:372,932 | 19,880 |
| India | 268 | 1:2,862,184 | 87,228 |
| Papua New Guinea | 177 | 1:46,066 | 5,702 |
| Tanzania | 122 | 1:433,948 | 30,252 |
| Indonesia | 80 | 1:1,653,115 | 108,474 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
The alternate forms: Lamaï (1) are calculated separately.
Lamai (93,184) may also be a first name.
Lamai Demographics
Lamai Political Affiliation
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Lamai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lamai (Arabic: اماي, Hindi: लमई, Oriya: ଲାମାଇ) has its highest incidence in Thailand. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Lamaï. For other potential spellings of Lamai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lamai is the 85,373rd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,289,831 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Lamai live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Tai-Asia. Lamai is also the 10,854th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 93,184 people.
It is most numerous in Thailand, where it is carried by 3,773 people, or 1 in 18,722. In Thailand Lamai is primarily concentrated in: Rayong Province, where 15 percent live, Nakhon Phanom Province, where 12 percent live and Phayao Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Thailand this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Lamai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Lamai last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.
Lamai earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.57% more than the national average, earning $60,653 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାମାଇ | lama'i | 78.23 |
| ଲାମାଏ | lama'e | 10.48 |
| ଲମାଇ | lama'i | 2.42 |
| ଲମଇ | lama'i | 1.61 |
| ଲାମଇ | lama'i | 0.81 |
| ଲାମାୟ | lamaya | 0.81 |
| Lamai in the Hindi language | ||
| लमई | lama'i | 77.78 |
| लमाई | lama'i | 11.11 |
| लमइ | lama'i | 11.11 |
| Lamai in the Arabic language | ||
| اماي | amay | - |
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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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