Lamkay Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lamkay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamkay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Lamkay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamkay (Tibetan: བླམ་སྐྱེུས་) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lamkay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamkay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Lamkay is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Lamkay reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 6,712,202. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 41 percent are found, Florida, where 39 percent are found and California, where 15 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Lamkay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lamkay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lamkay last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lamkay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lamkay surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lamkay earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.98% more than the national average, earning $57,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamkaya9225/
Lamka91881/
Lamky9174/
Lamkah83325/
Lamkey83247/
Lamkas83136/
Lamkaj83118/
Laemka8348/
Lemkay8334/
Lamkaa8321/
Lamkai837/
Leamka835/
Lamkaš834/
Lamkea833/
Lyamka831/
Lamkau831/
Laumka831/
Laimky830/
Laamkha778/
Lamcaya775/
Lamkais774/
Lamkhae774/
Llamkaj772/
Leamkai771/
Lamkaha771/
Lamkass771/
Lamkhad771/
Laumkha771/
Lamkaad771/
Lamke731,170/
Lamki73840/
Lemka73377/
Lemky73339/
Lamca7382/
Lomka7325/
Lomky732/
Lamkijja7127/
Lamquaye7110/
Llamcaya712/
Lahamkoa712/
Lamkhash711/
Lamkhaia711/
Llamccaya67379/
Lemkau67370/
Lamqad67239/
Lemgka67139/
Lamker6794/
Lamkie6771/
Lamcaj6764/
Lemkey6748/
Lamcke6726/
Lamkeh679/
Lyamke674/
Lamkke674/
Laemke673/
Lamkei673/
Lamkee671/
Lomkap671/
Lyamki671/
Lyomka671/
Lemkai671/
Lamkes671/
Lamkki671/
Lammki671/
Leemka671/
Liomka671/
Loumka671/
Hlamke671/
Lammke671/
Lemcky670/

Lamkay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamkay in the Tibetan language
བླམ་སྐྱེུས་lamkyü-

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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
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  • 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 Lamkay
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