Lamaya Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
Lamaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 267 | 1:2,872,904 | 87,446 |
| Indonesia | 86 | 1:1,537,781 | 102,932 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Lamaya (165) may also be a first name.
Lamaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lamaya (Marathi: लामया, Oriya: ଲାମାୟ, Russian: Ламая) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 770,644th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Lamaya reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 712,876th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 165 people.
It is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 2,872,904. In India Lamaya is primarily found in: Odisha, where 46 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 43 percent are found and Tamil Nadu, where 9 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamaya in the Marathi language | ||
| लामया | lamaya | 57.14 |
| लमया | lamaya | 42.86 |
| Lamaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାମାୟ | lamaya | 46.67 |
| ଲାମାୟା | lamaya | 42.22 |
| ଲାମାଏ | lama'e | 5.56 |
| ଲାମାଏଁ | lama'em | 2.22 |
| ମଟକା | mataka | 1.11 |
| ଲାମୟା | lamaya | 1.11 |
| ଲମାୟା | lamaya | 1.11 |
| Lamaya in the Russian language | ||
| Ламая | lamaa | - |
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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 Lamaya
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