Lagha Surname
Approximately 13,992 people bear this surname
Lagha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 8,515 | 1:733 | 162 |
| Algeria | 3,353 | 1:11,521 | 2,020 |
| Pakistan | 821 | 1:217,593 | 5,162 |
| France | 418 | 1:158,906 | 24,682 |
| India | 301 | 1:2,548,390 | 80,848 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Tunisia | 67 | 1:9,114 | 1,524 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Lagha (531) may also be a first name.
Lagha Demographics
Average Lagha Salary in
Canada
$33,514 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Lagha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lagha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lagha (Arabic: لغا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻕ, Hindi: लाघा, Marathi: लाघा, Oriya: ଲାଘ) is more frequently found in Libya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lagha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 37,634th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,837 people. The surname Lagha is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Lagha reside; 88 percent reside in North Africa and 62 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Lagha is also the 366,022nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 531 people.
It is most prevalent in Libya, where it is borne by 8,515 people, or 1 in 733. Without taking into account Libya this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 24 percent reside and Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.
Lagha Last Name Statistics demography
Lagha earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 32.54% less than the national average, earning $33,514 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lagha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lagha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻻﻕ | laq | - |
| Lagha in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଘ | lagha | - |
| Lagha in the Hindi language | ||
| लाघा | lagha | 75.86 |
| लघा | lagha | 20.69 |
| लगहा | lagaha | 3.45 |
| Lagha in the Marathi language | ||
| लाघा | lagha | 66.67 |
| लघा | lagha | 33.33 |
| Lagha in the Arabic language | ||
| لغا | lgha | - |
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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 Lagha
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