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་) is most common in Nepal. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamsay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lamsay is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Lamsay are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 25 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 5 people.
The surname Lamsay is most widely held in Nepal, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 28,480,956. In Nepal Lamsay is most numerous in: Lumbini, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nepal Lamsay is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent reside and Thailand, where 25 percent reside.
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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