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) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamit? popularity and diffusion
Lamit is the 208,751st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,678,721 people. The surname Lamit occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Lamit live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lamit is also the 309,966th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 710 people.
The surname Lamit is most common in The Philippines, where it is borne by 898 people, or 1 in 112,737. In The Philippines Lamit is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 56 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 13 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 10 percent are found. Besides The Philippines this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and Brunei, where 15 percent are found.
Lamit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lamit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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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