Lamotu Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Lamotu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 176 | 1:1,006,493 | 42,496 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Lamotu (34) may also be a first name.
Lamotu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamotu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lamotu is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamotu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lamotu is the 1,263,456th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. Lamotu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Lamotu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 34 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 1,006,493. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 66 percent live, Lagos, where 15 percent live and Edo, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laumotu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Lamoitau | 86 | 11 | / |
| Lamoutou | 86 | 8 | / |
| Lamatu | 83 | 158 | / |
| Lomotu | 83 | 155 | / |
| Lamutu | 83 | 29 | / |
| Lametu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Lamouteux | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lamatou | 77 | 434 | / |
| Lahmutu | 77 | 397 | / |
| Lemotou | 77 | 184 | / |
| Lamuttu | 77 | 74 | / |
| Lhamatu | 77 | 54 | / |
| Lamatau | 77 | 10 | / |
| Lomotus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lamatus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lemoteu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laamatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lyamutu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lomotuy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lamastus | 71 | 471 | / |
| Lahamutu | 71 | 216 | / |
| Lemoutou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Lahamatu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Laimatou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lammatau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lammatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lasmuttu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lomutu | 67 | 58 | / |
| Lometu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loumoutou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahammatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamuththu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lomatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamasteus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lemettu | 62 | 7 | / |
| Lemateu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lomatou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lematui | 62 | 1 | / |
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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 Lamotu
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