Lamia Surname
Approximately 22,273 people bear this surname
Lamia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 16,942 | 1:9,406 | 799 |
| Morocco | 1,500 | 1:22,984 | 3,586 |
| Indonesia | 891 | 1:148,428 | 14,589 |
| Italy | 867 | 1:70,538 | 12,457 |
| United States | 599 | 1:605,107 | 49,190 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| France | 217 | 1:306,095 | 46,684 |
| Papua New Guinea | 138 | 1:59,085 | 7,566 |
| Algeria | 132 | 1:292,663 | 29,105 |
| Cameroon | 132 | 1:157,341 | 17,155 |
| Argentina | 93 | 1:459,607 | 34,406 |
| Lebanon | 72 | 1:78,293 | 5,294 |
| Tunisia | 47 | 1:12,992 | 2,139 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Syria | 7 | 1:2,757,289 | 11,022 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Làmia (1) are calculated separately.
Lamia (346,640) may also be a first name.
Lamia Demographics
Lamia Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
Lamia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamia in the Georgian language | ||
| ლამია | lamia | - |
| Lamia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻤﻴﺎﺀ | lmya | - |
| Lamia in the Russian language | ||
| Ламиа | lamia | - |
| Lamia in the Arabic language | ||
| مياء | mya | - |
| اميَا | amya | - |
| لميّا | lmya | - |
| لميأ | lmya | - |
| لاميا | lamya | - |
| اميّا | amya | - |
| اميا | amya | - |
| لمياء | lmya | - |
| لميا | lmya | - |
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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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