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 Lage Salary in
United States
$45,249 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lage Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lage (Hindi: लागे, Marathi: लगे, Oriya: ଲାେଗ, Russian: Лаге) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Läge, Lagé or Lagè. For other potential spellings of Lage click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lage? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lage is the 19,668th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 261,240 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lage live; 51 percent live in South America and 48 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 237,850th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 1,123 people.
The surname Lage is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 13,307 people, or 1 in 16,087. In Brazil it is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 50 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 20 percent are found and São Paulo, where 13 percent are found. Besides Brazil it occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 14 percent are found and Portugal, where 10 percent are found.
Lage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lage has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lage surname expanded 1,148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lage Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lage surname are 39.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.65% being registered to vote for the 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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