Lamatu Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lamatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1181:6,500,554147,901
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lamatu (1,157) may also be a first name.

Lamatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamatu (Hindi: लमतू) occurs most in India. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lamatu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamatu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Lamatu are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Lamatu is also the 233,698th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,157 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 6,500,554. In India Lamatu is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 93 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Beside India this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamatou92434/
Lhamatu9254/
Lamatau9210/
Lamatus922/
Laamatu921/
Lamastus86471/
Lahamatu866/
Laimatou862/
Lammatou861/
Lammatau861/
Lamotu83182/
Lametu8323/
Lomatu831/
Lahammatu801/
Lamasteus800/
Lemautu7726/
Laumotu7712/
Lomatou771/
Lemateu771/
Lematui771/
Lemaitu770/
Lamoitau7111/
Lamoutou718/
Lemautuu711/
Lomotu67155/
Lometu671/
Lamouteux671/
Lemotou62184/
Lemettu627/
Lomotus624/
Lemoteu621/
Lomotuy621/
Lemoutou5713/
Loumoutou531/

Lamatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamatu in the Hindi language
लमतूlamatu-

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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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  • 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 Lamatu
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