Lagam Surname
Approximately 403 people bear this surname
Lagam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 155 | 1:653,150 | 68,425 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Burkina Faso | 71 | 1:258,480 | 4,957 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Lagam (245) may also be a first name.
Lagam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lagam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lagam (Hindi: लगम, Marathi: लगाम, Oriya: ଲାଗମ) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lagam? popularity and diffusion
Lagam is the 722,496th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. The last name Lagam occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Lagam live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 570,604th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 245 people.
The surname Lagam is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 653,150. In The Philippines Lagam is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 66 percent are found, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 26 percent are found and Davao Region, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lagam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lagam in the Hindi language | ||
| लगम | lagama | 88.89 |
| लगाम | lagama | 11.11 |
| Lagam in the Marathi language | ||
| लगाम | lagama | 71.43 |
| लगम | lagama | 28.57 |
| Lagam in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଗମ | lagama | 46.55 |
| ଲଗମ | lagama | 32.76 |
| ଲଗାମ | lagama | 10.34 |
| ଲଗମ୍ | lagam | 3.45 |
| ଲାଗାମ | lagama | 1.72 |
| ଲାଗମ୍ | lagam | 1.72 |
| ଲାଗ | laga | 1.72 |
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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 Lagam
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