Lambai Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Lambai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 159 | 1:185,498 | 11,084 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Lambaï (1) are calculated separately.
Lambai (808) may also be a first name.
Lambai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lambai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lambai (Hindi: लम्बई, Marathi: लंबाई, Oriya: ଲାଇ) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Lambaï. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lambai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 804,502nd most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname Lambai occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Lambai reside; 64 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 287,646th most frequently held given name globally, held by 808 people.
The last name Lambai is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 185,498. In Malaysia Lambai is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 89 percent are found, Sabah, where 6 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent are found. Barring Malaysia it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lambai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lambai in the Marathi language | ||
| लंबाई | lamba'i | 61.54 |
| लांबै | lambai | 30.77 |
| कंबळै | kambalai | 7.69 |
| Lambai in the Hindi language | ||
| लम्बई | lamba'i | 60 |
| लम्बाई | lamba'i | 26.67 |
| लम्बै | lambai | 6.67 |
| लंबई | lamba'i | 6.67 |
| Lambai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଇ | la'i | 41.67 |
| ଲାାଇ | laa'i | 33.33 |
| ଲାଂବାଇ | lamba'i | 8.33 |
| ଳାଈ | la'i | 8.33 |
| ଲାମାଇ | lama'i | 8.33 |
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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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- 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 Lambai
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