Lag Surname

230,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Lag Surname Definition:

LAG, LAGG: From the old barony of Lag in the parish of Dunscore, Dumfriesshire. Robert de Lage had a charter of lands of Neatherholme, Auldtounayle, etc., in Dumfriesshire from David II (RMS., I, App. II, 1358). The charter is printed in RHM.

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Lag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
India2261:3,394,09597,556
Pakistan1831:976,19612,817
Kenya1691:273,25418,015
Spain891:525,30425,940
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Taiwan701:334,9252,677
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Austria581:146,81819,663
France441:1,509,607143,950
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Faroe Islands91:5,444585
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Lág (2) are calculated separately.

Lag (629) may also be a first name.

Lag Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

LAG, LAGG: From the old barony of Lag in the parish of Dunscore, Dumfriesshire. Robert de Lage had a charter of lands of Neatherholme, Auldtounayle, etc., in Dumfriesshire from David II (RMS., I, App. II, 1358). The charter is printed in RHM., II. 94, but is undated. There is another Lagg at Irongray, Dumfriesshire, and Lagg near Gatehouse, Kirkcudbrightshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Lag Last Name Facts

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

Lag (Hindi: लाग, Marathi: लग, Oriya: ଲାଗ) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Lág. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lag? popularity and diffusion

Lag is the 230,013th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,140,651 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Lag live; 33 percent live in North Africa and 33 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 332,048th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 629 people.

It is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is held by 579 people, or 1 in 59,544. Not including Morocco this surname exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and Pakistan, where 10 percent are found.

Lag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lag has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 673 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lag last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the political party.

Lag earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $32,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lág892/
Laag861,884/
Laug861,245/
Lagh86807/
Laig86769/
Lagg86178/
Liag8680/
Llag8627/
Lyag8610/
Lahg8610/
Layg866/
Leag865/
Hlag862/
Lagk862/
Lagt862/
Lags861/
Lakg861/
Lague755,769/
Laugs75436/
Laugh75348/
Lahag75164/
Laigh75151/
Laugt7593/
Lahug7568/
Lyagh7556/
Lhagh7532/
Laugg7516/
Liagh7515/
Leagh7513/
Llags7510/
Laugx755/
Liaag753/
Lagke751/
Liaug751/
Laagh751/
Lyahg751/
Lassg751/
Liahg751/
Lauhg751/
Laugk751/
Leagz751/
Lyagg751/
Lachg751/
Lacgh751/
Llaug751/
Laags750/
Leags750/
Laggs750/
Leacg750/
Lak6738,461/
Lac6728,030/
Lax678,077/
Log671,474/
Laq67434/
Laigue67421/
League67315/
Lagová67218/
Laygue6779/
Lagova6770/
Laugks6738/
Lagowa6714/
Laugue675/
Latgue672/
Laggue672/
Lahagh672/
Llague672/
Leacgh671/
Leahgh671/
Lausgh671/
Løhaug671/
Lakgue671/
Liague671/
Laigth671/
Laague670/
Laugth670/

Lag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lag in the Marathi language
लगlaga96.3
लागlaga3.7
Lag in the Oriya language
ଲାଗlaga92.79
ଲଗlaga6.31
Lag in the Hindi language
लागlaga92.59
लगlaga5.56

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