Lamay Surname
Approximately 4,233 people bear this surname
Lamay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,772 | 1:204,548 | 20,076 |
| India | 1,581 | 1:485,177 | 24,618 |
| Philippines | 501 | 1:202,072 | 31,837 |
| Tanzania | 177 | 1:299,105 | 23,110 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 325 | 1:154,519 | 14,268 |
Lamay (252) may also be a first name.
Lamay Demographics
Average Male Lamay Height
178 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lamay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lamay (Marathi: लमय, Oriya: ଲାମାୟ, Russian: Ламай) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 109,897th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,721,603 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Lamay are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lamay is also the 561,423rd most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 252 people.
Lamay is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,772 people, or 1 in 204,548. In The United States Lamay is most numerous in: New York, where 20 percent reside, Michigan, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in India, where 37 percent reside and The Philippines, where 12 percent reside.
Lamay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lamay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lamay surname grew 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lamay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lamay last name are 13.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.8% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lamay earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning $43,747 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.33% more than the national average, earning $58,790 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamay in the Marathi language | ||
| लमय | lamaya | - |
| Lamay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାମାୟ | lamaya | 68.82 |
| ଲାମାଏ | lama'e | 21.51 |
| ଲାମାୟା | lamaya | 2.15 |
| ଲମାୟ | lamaya | 2.15 |
| ଲାମାେୟ | lamaeya | 2.15 |
| Lamay in the Russian language | ||
| Ламай | lamaj | - |
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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 Lamay
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