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
The last name Lamsay (Tibetan: བླམ་ཤེས་) is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamsay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lamsay is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Lamsay live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lamsay is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 5 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 28,480,956. In Nepal Lamsay is most common in: Lumbini, where 100 percent live. Barring Nepal it exists in 3 countries. It is also common 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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