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
Lamaya (Marathi: लामया, Oriya: ଲାମାୟ, Russian: Ламая) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamaya? popularity and diffusion
Lamaya is the 770,644th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Lamaya are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 712,876th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 165 people.
The surname Lamaya is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 2,872,904. In India it is most frequent in: Odisha, where 46 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 43 percent reside and Tamil Nadu, where 9 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lamaya
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