Lamala Surname
Approximately 670 people bear this surname
Lamala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 510 | 1:259,312 | 23,526 |
| Philippines | 52 | 1:1,946,889 | 117,777 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Algeria | 23 | 1:1,679,633 | 43,253 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Lámala (32) are calculated separately.
Lamala (85) may also be a first name.
Lamala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lamala (Bengali: লমলা, Hindi: लमाला, Marathi: लमला, Oriya: ଲମଲା, Tibetan: བླ་མ་ལ།) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lámala. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 493,410th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,876,934 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Lamala reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 85 people.
The surname Lamala is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 510 people, or 1 in 259,312. In Indonesia Lamala is most numerous in: Central Sulawesi, where 34 percent live, Gorontalo, where 30 percent live and North Maluku, where 16 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamala in the Bengali language | ||
| লমলা | lamala | - |
| Lamala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲମଲା | lamala | - |
| Lamala in the Marathi language | ||
| लमला | lamala | 60 |
| लामला | lamala | 20 |
| कमला | kamala | 20 |
| Lamala in the Tibetan language | ||
| བླ་མ་ལ། | lamala | 50 |
| བླ་མ་ལ | lamala | 25 |
| བླམ་མ་ལ། | lammala | 25 |
| Lamala in the Hindi language | ||
| लमाला | lamala | 50 |
| कमला | kamala | 50 |
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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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