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) occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lumai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 337,263rd most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,673,577 people. The surname Lumai is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Lumai live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 536,832nd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 274 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 951 people, or 1 in 16,667. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 62 percent reside, Central Province, where 14 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs 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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