Laga Surname
Approximately 12,301 people bear this surname
Laga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,008 | 1:255,008 | 14,736 |
| Indonesia | 2,800 | 1:47,232 | 5,326 |
| Lebanon | 1,222 | 1:4,613 | 827 |
| Philippines | 1,207 | 1:83,876 | 14,530 |
| Malaysia | 680 | 1:43,374 | 3,490 |
| Algeria | 343 | 1:112,628 | 16,206 |
| United States | 317 | 1:1,143,404 | 82,127 |
| Benin | 282 | 1:36,651 | 4,737 |
| Belgium | 253 | 1:45,441 | 7,375 |
| Ivory Coast | 210 | 1:109,863 | 5,570 |
| Papua New Guinea | 205 | 1:39,774 | 4,819 |
| Czechia | 181 | 1:58,748 | 9,843 |
| Cameroon | 178 | 1:116,680 | 13,410 |
| Spain | 172 | 1:271,814 | 16,916 |
| Kenya | 161 | 1:286,832 | 18,555 |
| Poland | 159 | 1:239,049 | 30,603 |
| France | 142 | 1:467,766 | 66,487 |
| Pakistan | 108 | 1:1,654,110 | 17,254 |
| Nigeria | 67 | 1:2,643,922 | 85,652 |
| Russia | 60 | 1:2,402,051 | 140,927 |
| Tunisia | 56 | 1:10,904 | 1,803 |
| Solomon Islands | 52 | 1:11,154 | 1,975 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Mexico | 47 | 1:2,640,983 | 21,548 |
| Taiwan | 45 | 1:520,994 | 3,910 |
| Niger | 43 | 1:446,326 | 12,119 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Läga (1) are calculated separately.
Laga (9,494) may also be a first name.
Laga Demographics
Laga Political Affiliation
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Laga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻛﺎ, Hindi: लागा, Marathi: लागा, Oriya: ଲାଗ, Russian: Лага) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Läga. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 42,372nd most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 592,435 people. The surname Laga occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Laga reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 28 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Laga is also the 63,438th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 9,494 people.
It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 3,008 people, or 1 in 255,008. In India Laga is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 73 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 20 percent live and Gujarat, where 4 percent live. Not including India Laga is found in 67 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and Lebanon, where 10 percent live.
Laga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Laga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Laga surname grew 4,529 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Laga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Laga are 0.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.73% registered with the party.
Laga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $46,954 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻻﻛﺎ | laka | - |
| Laga in the Hindi language | ||
| लागा | laga | 78 |
| लगा | laga | 18 |
| लाग | laga | 4 |
| Laga in the Marathi language | ||
| लागा | laga | 57.14 |
| लगा | laga | 42.86 |
| Laga in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଗ | laga | 52.73 |
| ଲାଗା | laga | 23.64 |
| ଲଗା | laga | 16.36 |
| ଲଗ | laga | 5.45 |
| ଲାଖା | lakha | 1.82 |
| Laga in the Russian language | ||
| Лага | laga | - |
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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
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