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

Lamatu (Hindi: लमतू) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamatu? popularity and diffusion

Lamatu is the 1,385,851st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. It 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. It is also the 233,698th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 1,157 people.

Lamatu is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 6,500,554. In India Lamatu is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 93 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent are found. Aside from India it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

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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  • 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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