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.
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Lamay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lamay (Marathi: लमय, Oriya: ଲାମାୟ, Russian: Ламай) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lamay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 109,897th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,721,603 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Lamay live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lamay is also the 561,423rd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 252 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,772 people, or 1 in 204,548. In The United States Lamay is most common in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Michigan, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in India, where 37 percent are found and The Philippines, where 12 percent are found.
Lamay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lamay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lamay last name grew 545 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lamay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lamay surname are 13.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.8% being registered to vote for 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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