Lumai Surname
Approximately 1,092 people bear this surname
Lumai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 951 | 1:16,667 | 1,868 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Lumai (274) may also be a first name.
Lumai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lumai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lumai (Hindi: लुमाई, Marathi: लुमाजी, Oriya: ଲୁମାଇ) is found most frequently in Zambia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lumai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 337,263rd most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,673,577 people. Lumai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Lumai are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 536,832nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 274 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 951 people, or 1 in 16,667. In Zambia Lumai is most frequent in: Western Province, where 62 percent live, Central Province, where 14 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent live. Apart from Zambia Lumai exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lumai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lumai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁମାଇ | luma'i | - |
| Lumai in the Hindi language | ||
| लुमाई | luma'i | 50 |
| लुमई | luma'i | 50 |
| Lumai in the Marathi language | ||
| लुमाजी | lumaji | 50 |
| लुमाई | luma'i | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lumai
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