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

The surname Laghman (Arabic: لغمان, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻘﻤﺎﻥ, Hindi: लघ्मण) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laghman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Laghman is the 637,196th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Laghman live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Laghman is also the 329,982nd most frequent first name on earth, borne by 636 people.

It is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 392 people, or 1 in 82,023. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Nangarhar, where 33 percent live, Kabul, where 21 percent live and Herat, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Afghanistan Laghman occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 17 percent live and Lebanon, where 0 percent live.

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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