Lamsay Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Lamsay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lamsay (5) may also be a first name.
Lamsay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamsay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lamsay (Tibetan: བླམ་ཤེས་) occurs more in Nepal more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamsay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Lamsay is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Lamsay reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lamsay is also the 5,493,085th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 5 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nepal, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 28,480,956. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Lumbini, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nepal this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 25 percent live and Thailand, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamsay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamsay in the Tibetan language | ||
| བླམ་ཤེས་ | lamshé | - |
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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 Lamsay
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