Lamija Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Lamija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Lamija (465) may also be a first name.
Lamija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lamija (Bengali: লমিজা, Marathi: लमीजा) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamija? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lamija is the 2,047,559th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Lamija reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 395,119th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 465 people.
The surname Lamija is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria Lamija is most common in: Kogi, where 70 percent live, Kwara, where 18 percent live and Lagos, where 10 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamija in the Bengali language | ||
| লমিজা | lamija | - |
| Lamija in the Marathi language | ||
| लमीजा | lamija | 50 |
| लािमजा | laimaja | 50 |
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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 Lamija
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