Lamy Surname

12,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Lamy Surname Definition:

The O.French Lamy, mod. L'Ami=The Friend [French ami, Latin amic-us]

Lamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France22,8391:2,908190
Haiti3,9761:2,687386
Egypt3,2641:28,1673,097
Canada2,8011:13,1541,941
Iraq2,7141:12,904919
United States1,9491:185,97218,510
Burkina Faso1,5491:11,8481,027
Belgium1,2141:9,4701,351
Portugal9151:11,386954
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Iran5861:131,02811,966
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Brazil3241:660,72324,406
Argentina2761:154,86713,073
Mauritius2721:4,755956
Palestine2241:20,3073,214
England2201:253,26420,438
Dominican Republic1931:54,0572,726
Germany1391:579,17647,094
Cameroon1291:161,00117,453
Jordan1131:78,2526,306
Switzerland1091:75,3488,812
Congo1071:46,6274,334
Trinidad and Tobago971:14,0621,818
Colombia751:636,9887,733
Spain691:677,56630,057
New Caledonia621:4,455817
Niger621:309,5499,215
Jersey581:1,710267
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Australia511:529,32739,816
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
Ivory Coast481:480,65115,491
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
Singapore341:161,9916,884
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Israel241:356,56829,419
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Norway131:395,56035,657
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Qatar121:196,50026,891
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
China81:170,915,1968,932
India81:95,883,173728,828
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Jersey151:3,459578
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

Lamy (10,577) may also be a first name.

Lamy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The O.French Lamy, mod. L'Ami=The Friend [French ami, Latin amic-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lamy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamy (Arabic: امَي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻣﻲ, Russian: Ламы) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,183rd most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,047 people. Lamy occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Lamy reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Lamy is also the 59,020th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 10,577 people.

The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 22,839 people, or 1 in 2,908. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside, Normandy, where 13 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 9 percent reside. Aside from France this last name exists in 103 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 9 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 percent reside.

Lamy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lamy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lamy last name expanded 1,291 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 815 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lamy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (60%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Lamy surname are 39.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lamy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.52% more than the national average, earning 385,951 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.69% less than the national average, earning R 136,200 per year; in Colombia they earn 114.49% more than the national average, earning $48,694,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $48,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.32% less than the national average, earning $41,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamey896,165/
Lamay894,233/
Leamy891,796/
Lamoy89381/
Lammy89379/
Laymy89137/
Lahmy89119/
Lamøy8999/
Lamiy8963/
Laumy8954/
Lamys8930/
Lamyo8929/
L'amy8914/
Lamyi8914/
Laamy898/
Liamy895/
Lamuy893/
Laimy892/
Lasmy892/
Hlamy892/
Llamy891/
Lamhy891/
Latmy890/
Lammey80722/
Lamaya80369/
Leamey80195/
Hlamuy80122/
Lahamy80118/
Laumay8098/
Lammay8091/
Laimay8040/
Lamiey809/
Lamysh804/
Lamgey804/
Laumoy804/
Latmey802/
Lamoyd802/
Lamych802/
Lasmay802/
Laumey802/
Lamooy802/
Lamouy802/
Laymay802/
Lammiy801/
Latmay801/
Lahmyi801/
La'may801/
Lammyt801/
Gliamy801/
Lamaiy801/
Lameey801/
Lamaay801/
Laymmy801/
Laymey800/
Leamay800/
Llamay800/
Llamey800/
Laymoy800/
Lama75336,121/
Lami7532,492/
Lame7513,162/
Lemy751,040/
Lomy75831/
Lamé7573/
Lamj7566/
Lamè751/
Lamí751/
Lamhaya73170/
Lyamaya73133/
Lahmaya739/
Lammouy738/
Lahamiy736/
Laimaya732/
Lammaiy731/
Laumays731/
L'Amaya731/
Lemay6732,024/
Laime6717,004/
Layme6712,532/
Lamma677,098/
Lamai675,650/
Lasmi675,382/
Lamie675,283/
Lamis675,152/
Lasme674,217/
Lamaj673,533/
Lamer673,525/
Lammi673,292/
Lameu672,480/
Laima672,433/
Llama672,255/
Lamid672,003/
Lamit671,981/
Lahme671,848/
Lames671,845/
Lamei671,609/
Lauma671,521/
Lamme671,344/
Liama67907/
Lamet67741/
Lamaa67722/
Layma67704/
Lamee67684/
Leama67640/
Lajmi67619/
Lahmi67554/
Lemey67521/
Lemmy67519/
Lameh67427/
Hlami67427/
Lamge67369/
Laama67315/
Laimi67308/
Lamio67307/
Lamih67289/
Lemoy67280/
Liame67276/
Lamii67258/
Lamed67244/
Laïma67243/
Liami67220/
Hlama67218/
Lamha67207/
L'Ami67162/
Llame67154/
Laami67148/
Lomay67135/
Lamje67131/
Lhomy67131/
Lemuy67118/
Lomey67102/
Lhami6795/
Laame6795/
Lamhi6795/
Laumi6792/
Lamoa6788/
Lhama6783/
Lyama6782/
Laume6780/
Lamoi6761/
Laemi6754/
Lamiz6746/
Lamea6742/
Latmi6741/
Laymi6734/
Laeme6731/
Laymé6730/
Lamui6730/
Loumy6728/
Latme6725/
Lamez6722/
Lomøy6721/
Llami6718/
Leame6718/
Lameš6716/
Lomys6715/
Leumy6712/
Loomy6711/
Lammé6711/
Lamhe679/
Lajma679/
Liomy678/
Laimé678/
Lahmé678/
Lamée677/
Leami675/
Lomoy675/
Lommy674/
Lameş674/
Lamgi673/
Hlame673/
Lyame673/
Lhame672/
Lahmè672/
Lamér672/
Lajme671/
Llamá671/
Lomiy671/
Lasmè671/
Lasmé671/
Laâma671/
Laïmi671/
Laumé671/
Lameș671/
Lemiy671/
Lyami671/
Leemy671/
Lomyd671/
Lomyz671/
Leimy670/
Lehmy670/

Lamy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lamy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﻣﻲlamy50
ﺍﻻﻣﻲalamy50
Lamy in the Russian language
Ламыlamy-
Lamy in the Arabic language
امَيamay-
علميlmy-
لميعlmy-
امىamy-
علمىlmy-
اميّamy-
لميlmy-
لاميlamy-
اميamy-

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