Lamkao Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lamkao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lamkao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lamkao (17) may also be a first name.

Lamkao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lamkao Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lamkao occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamkao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lamkao live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Lamkao is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

Lamkao is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 472,024. In Cameroon Lamkao is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 89 percent live, North Region, where 7 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamkhao92161/
Lamkaeo9245/
Lamkaou922/
Lamkeao922/
Liamkaeo86742/
Laemkaeo8650/
Liamkhao8649/
Lomkaeo7710/
Lemkhao774/
Lahamkoa712/
Lahamkoua6711/
Loumkoa6217/
Loumkoua5764/
Llamcayya531/
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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 Lamkao
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