Lami Surname
Approximately 32,492 people bear this surname
Lami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10,169 | 1:17,420 | 1,654 |
| Albania | 2,970 | 1:981 | 108 |
| Niger | 2,462 | 1:7,795 | 634 |
| Italy | 2,182 | 1:28,028 | 4,996 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Morocco | 1,602 | 1:21,521 | 3,358 |
| Indonesia | 1,458 | 1:90,706 | 9,501 |
| France | 1,365 | 1:48,661 | 6,323 |
| Algeria | 1,261 | 1:30,636 | 5,617 |
| Argentina | 822 | 1:51,999 | 4,379 |
| Cameroon | 606 | 1:34,272 | 4,614 |
| India | 583 | 1:1,315,721 | 51,469 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| United States | 368 | 1:984,943 | 73,005 |
| Thailand | 346 | 1:204,157 | 33,848 |
| Papua New Guinea | 324 | 1:25,166 | 2,786 |
| DR Congo | 301 | 1:245,447 | 23,516 |
| Hungary | 248 | 1:39,582 | 4,252 |
| Brazil | 221 | 1:968,662 | 34,434 |
| Kosovo | 210 | 1:8,866 | 1,375 |
| Greece | 204 | 1:54,313 | 9,008 |
| Dominican Republic | 169 | 1:61,733 | 3,013 |
| Belgium | 132 | 1:87,096 | 13,579 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Philippines | 92 | 1:1,100,415 | 90,271 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Ivory Coast | 66 | 1:349,564 | 12,508 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Israel | 46 | 1:186,036 | 18,427 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Liberia | 43 | 1:102,524 | 8,134 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Malaysia | 38 | 1:776,164 | 36,096 |
| Mexico | 36 | 1:3,447,950 | 24,458 |
| Slovakia | 30 | 1:177,882 | 30,511 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Turkey | 19 | 1:4,095,864 | 99,768 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Haiti | 14 | 1:763,136 | 11,139 |
| Slovenia | 14 | 1:177,691 | 14,620 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 1:1,411,700 | 12,072 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 1:10,364 | 1,309 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
The alternate forms: Lámi (18) & Lamí (1) are calculated separately.
Lami (108,788) may also be a first name.
Lami Demographics
Average Male Lami Height
174.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lami (Bengali: লমী, Georgian: ლამი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻼﻣﻪ, Hindi: लामी, Marathi: लमी, Oriya: ଲାମି, Russian: Лами, Tibetan: ལ་མི་) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Lámi or Lamí. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lami? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,071st most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 224,287 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Lami reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,443rd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 108,788 people.
The surname Lami is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10,169 people, or 1 in 17,420. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 24 percent live, Borno, where 19 percent live and Zamfara, where 6 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Lami is found in 102 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 9 percent live and Niger, where 8 percent live.
Lami Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lami has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lami last name rose 1,051 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (61%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Lami surname are 18.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.52% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lami earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 23.04% less than the national average, earning €23,111 per year; in United States they earn 27.85% more than the national average, earning $55,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $52,758 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lami in the Georgian language | ||
| ლამი | lami | - |
| Lami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻼﻣﻪ | allamh | - |
| Lami in the Marathi language | ||
| लमी | lami | 94.81 |
| लामी | lami | 3.9 |
| लँमी | lammi | 1.3 |
| Lami in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାମି | lami | 75.95 |
| ଲମି | lami | 11.39 |
| ଲାମୀ | lami | 7.59 |
| ଲକ୍ଷୀ | laksi | 1.27 |
| Lami in the Hindi language | ||
| लामी | lami | 70.39 |
| लमी | lami | 24.34 |
| लक्ष्मी | laksmi | 2.63 |
| आलमी | alami | 1.32 |
| ल़मी | lami | 0.66 |
| लम्ी | lami | 0.66 |
| Lami in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལ་མི་ | lami | 66.67 |
| ལྷ་མི། | lhami | 33.33 |
| Lami in the Bengali language | ||
| লমী | lami | 50 |
| লমি | lami | 31.25 |
| লামী | lami | 12.5 |
| লমিরুঙ্গ | lamirunga | 6.25 |
| Lami in the Russian language | ||
| Лами | lami | - |
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Lami Reference & Research
Lamy DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Lamy FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lami
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