Laghman Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Laghman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laghman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan3921:82,0232,319
Pakistan821:2,178,58420,204
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Laghman (636) may also be a first name.

Laghman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Laghman Come From? nationality or country of origin

Laghman (Arabic: لغمان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻘﻤﺎﻥ, Hindi: लघ्मण) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laghman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 637,196th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Laghman live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 329,982nd most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 636 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 82,023. In Afghanistan Laghman is primarily concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 33 percent are found, Kabul, where 21 percent are found and Herat, where 11 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 17 percent are found and Lebanon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laughman931,695/
Laghmane933/
Laghmand931/
Laighman930/
Langhman930/
Leaghman930/
Lagman9215,992/
Laughmann881/
Laaghmane881/
Langman864,303/
Laghmam861,170/
Loghman86785/
Lagmann8612/
Laugman8610/
Leghman869/
Laggman864/
Lagmane862/
Loughman802,629/
Leighman8051/
Liangman8013/
Laugmann8012/
Laugmane804/
Langmain803/
Longhman802/
Loghmane802/
Leghmann800/
Lohghman800/
Loghmann800/
Logman774,443/
Legman77363/
Lagmon7713/
Lagmam774/
Légman771/
Loughmane7528/
Lagmanova751/
Lagmanová751/
Lojjghman751/
Lloughman751/
Longman716,441/
Loogman71561/
Legmann7157/
Loigman7143/
Logmann7124/
Lougman7117/
Leugman7113/
Lagmannsås715/
Locgman714/
Leigman712/
Llegman711/
Légmann711/
Lougmane672/
Loughmam671/
Longmean671/
Leigmann671/
Loughmon670/
Loghmond670/

Laghman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laghman in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻘﻤﺎﻥlqman-
Laghman in the Hindi language
लघ्मणlaghmana33.33
लघमनlaghamana33.33
लघमणlaghamana33.33
Laghman in the Arabic language
لغمانlghman-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laghman
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