Lamayi Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Lamayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lamayi (27) may also be a first name.
Lamayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lamayi (Oriya: ଲମୟୀ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamayi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lamayi is the 3,185,033rd most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Lamayi reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lamayi is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Lamayi is mostly found in: Gombe, where 96 percent reside and Borno, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamayi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲମୟୀ | lamayi | - |
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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 Lamayi
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