Lomya Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lomya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lomya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lomya (24) may also be a first name.

Lomya Last Name Facts

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

Lomya (Hindi: लोम्या, Oriya: େଲାମଯ୍ା) has its highest incidence in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lomya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lomya is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Lomya is primarily found in Africa, where 46 percent of Lomya reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Lomya is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 24 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Lomya is most numerous in: Madhya Pradesh, where 67 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 17 percent are found and Odisha, where 17 percent are found. Outside of India Lomya is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lomyha9165/
Lomyat915/
Loumya911/
Loomya911/
Lomaiya8314/
Lamya802,531/
Lomia80937/
Lomea80185/
Lumya8071/
Lemya803/
Loemaiya771/
Lamyae73945/
Lamyaa73487/
Lamyea73361/
Lomias73131/
Lamyah7341/
Lamyat7323/
Lohmea7320/
Lumyas7316/
Lamyha7311/
Loumia7310/
Lomeha739/
Liomia734/
Lamhya733/
Lomiat732/
Lumyha732/
Loumea731/
Luumya731/
Lomija731/
Laamya731/
Lomiea731/
Lemyah731/
Lemuiya6714/
Lemaiya677/
Lemayia675/
Lomihay674/
Lamoyea673/
Lomagio672/
Laamyad671/
Lemuyia671/
Lumaaya671/
Lomujja671/
Lamayya671/
Lomeyyo671/
Lumaiya671/

Lomya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lomya in the Hindi language
लोम्याlomya-
Lomya in the Oriya language
େଲାମଯ୍ାelamaya-

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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 Lomya
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