Lamsy Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Iceland

Lamsy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamsy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania231:2,301,80948,176
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lamsy (35) may also be a first name.

Lamsy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lamsy Come From? nationality or country of origin

Lamsy (Arabic: لمسى) occurs most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lamsy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamsy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Lamsy reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 35 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,301,809. In Tanzania Lamsy is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 39 percent live and Arusha Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 4 percent live and Iceland, where 4 percent live.

Lamsy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lamsy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lamsy last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamsey9138/
Lyamsy916/
Lamsay914/
Lamsoy911/
Lamsauy834/
Leamsey831/
Laimsey830/
Lamsi80925/
Lamsa80581/
Lamse80188/
Lansy8018/
Lamzy806/
Lemsy805/
Lamcy804/
Lomsy801/
Lamsis731,575/
Lansoy73289/
Lansey73267/
Lamseh7353/
Lamsie7349/
Lamsai7349/
Liamsi7344/
Lamser7342/
Lamsee7341/
Lamsih7335/
Lansay7327/
Laemsi7325/
Lamshi7323/
Lamssa7323/
Lamcis7321/
Lamsei7319/
Lamces7317/
Lamses7315/
Lamsid7311/
Lamxay7311/
Lamsui735/
Lansuy735/
Lomsøy734/
Lamgey734/
Lamsoa734/
Lamssi733/
Hlamsa733/
Lomsoy732/
Lamsit732/
Lamzis731/
Leansy731/
Lainsy731/
Lamshe731/
Lamsoi731/
Lhamsi731/
Lemssy731/
Leamsa731/
Lemsey730/
Lamset730/
Lamshed67290/
Liamsai6781/
Lahamsa6732/
Lamscha6715/
Lamshai6710/
Lamnseh677/
Leansay676/
Laumsai675/
Lamsieh675/
Lhamsai672/
Lomsauy671/
Lamschi671/
Lamsuit671/
Lamsaid671/
Liamsaa671/
Launsay671/
Lyamssi671/
Lasmses671/
Lamzhyd671/
Laimsai671/
Leamsai671/
Lanssey671/
Lansaya671/
Lamsett670/
Lanshey670/
Lansshy670/

Lamsy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamsy in the Arabic language
لمسىlmsy-

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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
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  • 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 Lamsy
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