Lamta Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Lamta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 267 | 1:77,787 | 9,575 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lamta (588) may also be a first name.
Lamta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lamta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lamta (Georgian: ლამთა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻣﺘﺎ, Hindi: लमता, Oriya: ଲମତା) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lamta? popularity and diffusion
Lamta is the 893,754th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lamta reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 345,036th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 588 people.
The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 77,787. In Cameroon Lamta is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 98 percent live, North Region, where 1 percent live and Littoral Region, where 0 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live and Tunisia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lamta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lamta in the Georgian language | ||
| ლამთა | lamta | - |
| Lamta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻻﻣﺘﺎ | lamta | - |
| Lamta in the Hindi language | ||
| लमता | lamata | - |
| Lamta in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲମତା | lamata | 50 |
| ଲାମ୍ତା | lamta | 25 |
| ଲାତା | lata | 25 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lamta
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