Alagu Surname
Approximately 928 people bear this surname
Alagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 501 | 1:353,578 | 19,069 |
| India | 200 | 1:3,835,327 | 105,627 |
| Malaysia | 103 | 1:286,352 | 15,788 |
| Singapore | 68 | 1:80,996 | 3,278 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Alagu (5,580) may also be a first name.
Alagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alagu (Arabic: الاغو, Hindi: अलगू, Marathi: अलगु, Oriya: ଅଲଗୁ) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alagu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 383,389th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,852,959 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Alagu live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 89,708th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 5,580 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 501 people, or 1 in 353,578. In Nigeria Alagu is most common in: Ebonyi, where 45 percent reside, Enugu, where 14 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Alagu exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alagu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alagu in the Hindi language | ||
| अलगू | alagu | 79.27 |
| अलगु | alagu | 18.29 |
| अलगु़ | alagu | 1.22 |
| अलागू | alagu | 1.22 |
| Alagu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଲଗୁ | alagu | 60 |
| ଆଲଗୁ | alagu | 35 |
| ଆଲଗୁତାି | alagutai | 5 |
| Alagu in the Marathi language | ||
| अलगु | alagu | 45.45 |
| अलगू | alagu | 12.12 |
| एलगु | elagu | 10.1 |
| आळगु | alagu | 6.06 |
| आलगू | alagu | 6.06 |
| अलागू | alagu | 4.04 |
| अलागु | alagu | 4.04 |
| अलग | alaga | 2.02 |
| अळगु | alagu | 2.02 |
| आलगु | alagu | 1.01 |
| ऍलग | elaga | 1.01 |
| अलंगु | alangu | 1.01 |
| आडगू | adagu | 1.01 |
| अलजु | alaju | 1.01 |
| आळगू | alagu | 1.01 |
| अळगू | alagu | 1.01 |
| मलगु | malagu | 1.01 |
| Alagu in the Arabic language | ||
| الاغو | alaghw | - |
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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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- 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 Alagu
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