Lamit Surname
Approximately 1,981 people bear this surname
Lamit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 898 | 1:112,737 | 19,494 |
| Malaysia | 494 | 1:59,705 | 4,512 |
| Brunei | 297 | 1:1,410 | 284 |
| Indonesia | 97 | 1:1,363,394 | 93,839 |
| France | 65 | 1:1,021,888 | 113,182 |
| Thailand | 52 | 1:1,358,430 | 190,094 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lamit (710) may also be a first name.
Lamit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamit Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lamit (Hindi: लमित, Marathi: लमीत) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lamit click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamit? popularity and diffusion
It is the 208,751st most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,678,721 people. The surname Lamit occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Lamit reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 309,966th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 710 people.
The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 898 people, or 1 in 112,737. In The Philippines Lamit is most prevalent in: Western Visayas, where 56 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 13 percent live and Calabarzon, where 10 percent live. Barring The Philippines this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent live and Brunei, where 15 percent live.
Lamit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lamit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lamit last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamit in the Hindi language | ||
| लमित | lamita | - |
| Lamit in the Marathi language | ||
| लमीत | lamita | - |
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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 Lamit
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