Lamna Surname
Approximately 838 people bear this surname
Lamna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 796 | 1:26,092 | 3,552 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Lamna (292) may also be a first name.
Lamna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lamna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻣﻨﺎ, Hindi: लमना, Oriya: ଲମ୍ଣ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lamna click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamna? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lamna is the 415,385th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. The last name Lamna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Lamna are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 516,683rd most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 292 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 796 people, or 1 in 26,092. In Cameroon Lamna is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 64 percent reside, North Region, where 19 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Chad, where 1 percent reside.
Lamna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lamna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lamna surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻻﻣﻨﺎ | lamna | - |
| Lamna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲମ୍ଣ | lamna | - |
| Lamna in the Hindi language | ||
| लमना | lamana | 60 |
| लामना | lamana | 20 |
| लम्ना | lamna | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Lamna
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