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 also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lumai? popularity and diffusion
Lumai is the 337,263rd most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,673,577 people. The surname Lumai is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Lumai live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lumai is also the 536,832nd most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 274 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 951 people, or 1 in 16,667. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Western Province, where 62 percent reside, Central Province, where 14 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent reside. Barring Zambia it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
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
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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 Lumai
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