Lamia Surname

24,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Lamia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh16,9421:9,406799
Morocco1,5001:22,9843,586
Indonesia8911:148,42814,589
Italy8671:70,53812,457
United States5991:605,10749,190
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
France2171:306,09546,684
Papua New Guinea1381:59,0857,566
Algeria1321:292,66329,105
Cameroon1321:157,34117,155
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Lebanon721:78,2935,294
Tunisia471:12,9922,139
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Greece221:503,62763,727
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
England121:4,643,172139,951
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Làmia (1) are calculated separately.

Lamia (346,640) may also be a first name.

Lamia Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lamia Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lamia (Arabic: مياء, Georgian: ლამია, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﻴﺎﺀ, Russian: Ламиа) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Làmia. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,284th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 327,192 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Lamia reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 76 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,014th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 346,640 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 16,942 people, or 1 in 9,406. Apart from Bangladesh it occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 7 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Lamia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lamia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 6,656 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lamia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Maronite (55%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Lamia are 0.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.58% registered with the party.

The amount Lamia earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 12.38% less than the national average, earning €26,313 per year and in United States they earn 6.92% more than the national average, earning $46,136 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Làmia931/
Lamiaa911,417/
Lamiae91795/
Lamiah91156/
Llamia9187/
Lamija9184/
Lamias9182/
Lammia9134/
Lamiat9123/
Lasmia918/
Lamiad915/
Liamia914/
Lamiha913/
Laimia912/
Lyamia911/
Laymia911/
Lamiea911/
Laumia910/
Hlaimia8378/
Lahamia8370/
Lamogia8346/
Leatmia8318/
Lamagia8316/
Lamihah836/
Lammiah836/
Lajmiah834/
Lamejia832/
Llaimia831/
Hlaymia831/
Laasmia831/
Lamya802,531/
Lomia80937/
Lamja80352/
Lamio80307/
Lemia80125/
Lamea8042/
Laemoiya773/
Laitmiat771/
Lahmaiya771/
Lasmaiya771/
Lamyae73945/
Lamyaa73487/
Lamyea73361/
Lamiot73325/
Lamjad73195/
Laumea73184/
Lomias73131/
Lameau73123/
Lamijo7363/
Lamyah7341/
Lamyat7323/
Lammio7323/
Laimio7319/
Lemiah7318/
Lasmio7312/
Lamyha7311/
Loumia7310/
Lemmia735/
Lemiaa735/
Liomia734/
Lameha734/
Lamjah733/
Lamhya733/
Lomiat732/
Lamjaa732/
Lamjat732/
Lamjai732/
Lameay731/
Lameea731/
Laimya731/
Laumio731/
Lomija731/
Lameah731/
Laimea731/
Laamya731/
Laamea731/
Lyamio731/
Lomiea731/
Lamieei6717/
Lomaiya6714/
Laimeah6711/
Lemaiya677/
Lamugio676/
Lemayia675/
Lamúgio674/
Lomihay674/
Lamoyea673/
Lemuyia671/
Lemajia671/
Lamijou671/
Lamujja671/
Laumeha671/
Laamyad671/
Lamayya671/
Lahamja671/

Lamia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamia in the Georgian language
ლამიაlamia-
Lamia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﻴﺎﺀlmya-
Lamia in the Russian language
Ламиаlamia-
Lamia in the Arabic language
مياءmya-
اميَاamya-
لميّاlmya-
لميأlmya-
لامياlamya-
اميّاamya-
امياamya-
لمياءlmya-
لمياlmya-

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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 Lamia
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