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 last name Lamayi (Oriya: ଲମୟୀ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Lamayi are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lamayi is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 27 people.
Lamayi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria Lamayi is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 96 percent live and Borno, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
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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