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.

Lamkao Surname Distribution Map

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

Lamkao is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lamkao.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamkao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Lamkao occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lamkao are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Lamkao is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 17 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 472,024. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 89 percent live, North Region, where 7 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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