Lage Surname
Approximately 27,896 people bear this surname
Lage 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.
Read More About This SurnameLage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 13,307 | 1:16,087 | 814 |
| Spain | 3,772 | 1:12,394 | 1,432 |
| Portugal | 2,878 | 1:3,620 | 430 |
| United States | 2,733 | 1:132,623 | 13,943 |
| Germany | 941 | 1:85,553 | 10,810 |
| Argentina | 602 | 1:71,002 | 6,030 |
| France | 557 | 1:119,251 | 18,016 |
| Cuba | 454 | 1:25,380 | 1,424 |
| India | 371 | 1:2,067,562 | 70,211 |
| Nepal | 358 | 1:79,556 | 1,879 |
| Denmark | 276 | 1:20,452 | 2,045 |
| Indonesia | 274 | 1:482,661 | 39,735 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Ecuador | 140 | 1:113,613 | 6,469 |
| Netherlands | 91 | 1:185,573 | 26,340 |
| Uruguay | 90 | 1:38,131 | 4,387 |
| Mexico | 87 | 1:1,426,738 | 15,813 |
| Venezuela | 79 | 1:382,330 | 8,042 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Switzerland | 54 | 1:152,091 | 14,437 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Peru | 39 | 1:814,978 | 17,459 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Philippines | 26 | 1:3,893,778 | 155,597 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 238 | 1:211,003 | 18,126 |
The alternate forms: Läge (55), Lagé (36) & Lagè (1) are calculated separately.
Lage (1,123) may also be a first name.
Lage 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.
User-submitted Reference
The Lage surname means 'location' in German.
- sarahlageLage Demographics
Average Male Lage Height
174.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lage (Hindi: लागे, Marathi: लगे, Oriya: ଲାେଗ, Russian: Лаге) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Läge, Lagé or Lagè. For other possible spellings of Lage click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lage? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 19,668th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 261,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lage reside; 51 percent reside in South America and 48 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 237,850th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 1,123 people.
The surname Lage is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 13,307 people, or 1 in 16,087. In Brazil Lage is mostly found in: Minas Gerais, where 50 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 20 percent live and São Paulo, where 13 percent live. Beside Brazil it occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 14 percent live and Portugal, where 10 percent live.
Lage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lage has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 327 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lage Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lage surname are 39.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.65% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lage earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.43% less than the national average, earning 292,688 kr per year; in Peru they earn 18.82% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,736 per year; in South Africa they earn 191.11% more than the national average, earning R 691,788 per year; in United States they earn 4.87% more than the national average, earning $45,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.38% more than the national average, earning $52,354 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lage Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lage in the Hindi language | ||
| लागे | lage | - |
| Lage in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାେଗ | laega | - |
| Lage in the Marathi language | ||
| लगे | lage | 93.59 |
| लागे | lage | 5.98 |
| Lage in the Russian language | ||
| Лаге | lage | - |
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