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 in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lagam.
How Common Is The Last Name Lagam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 722,496th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Lagam are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 42 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 570,604th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 245 people.
The surname is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 653,150. In The Philippines Lagam is most common in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 66 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 26 percent live and Davao Region, where 6 percent live. Barring The Philippines this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 18 percent live.
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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- 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 Lagam
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