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
The surname Lamit (Hindi: लमित, Marathi: लमीत) is most common in The Philippines. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamit? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 208,751st most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,678,721 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Lamit are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 309,966th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 710 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 898 people, or 1 in 112,737. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 56 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 13 percent live and Calabarzon, where 10 percent live. Barring The Philippines Lamit occurs 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 frequency of Lamit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lamit surname expanded 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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