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

The surname Lamsy (Arabic: لمسى) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamsy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Lamsy reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lamsy is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 35 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,301,809. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 39 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 4 percent are found and Iceland, where 4 percent are found.

Lamsy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lamsy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 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
  • 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 Lamsy
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