Laghu Surname
Approximately 326 people bear this surname
Laghu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 210 | 1:135,624 | 2,437 |
| Uganda | 82 | 1:476,089 | 27,837 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Laghu (1,261) may also be a first name.
Laghu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laghu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laghu (Hindi: लाघू, Marathi: लघु, Oriya: ଲଘୁ, Tibetan: ལ་གུ་) occurs in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laghu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 842,714th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Laghu live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 73 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 222,279th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 1,261 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nepal, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 135,624. In Nepal Laghu is primarily found in: Bagmati, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nepal it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laghu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laghu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལ་གུ་ | lagu | - |
| Laghu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲଘୁ | laghu | 91.67 |
| ଲଘୂ | laghu | 8.33 |
| Laghu in the Marathi language | ||
| लघु | laghu | 77.67 |
| लघू | laghu | 11.65 |
| लाघु | laghu | 7.77 |
| लागु | lagu | 0.97 |
| लधु | ladhu | 0.97 |
| वाघ | vagha | 0.97 |
| Laghu in the Hindi language | ||
| लाघू | laghu | 35.86 |
| लघु | laghu | 27.59 |
| लाघु | laghu | 24.83 |
| लघू | laghu | 8.28 |
| लघुआ | laghu'a | 2.07 |
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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 Laghu
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