Lago Surname

6,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Lago Surname Definition:

Found in Portugal, Galicia, and Santander. Name of village near Leon, and of others near Mondonedo, and Orense. Derived from latin "lacus" - a large permanent and inland body of water, a lake or a large pond.

A Galician name often found in northern part of the Peninsula.

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Lago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast18,3751:1,256123
Spain15,0591:3,105369
Brazil15,0411:14,233752
Philippines9,2831:10,9061,054
Cuba6,0361:1,909290
Argentina4,5831:9,327907
Italy4,4631:13,7032,218
United States3,2431:111,76712,137
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
Portugal1,1891:8,762777
Uruguay1,1531:2,976351
Venezuela9851:30,6641,862
Chad8671:15,6771,955
Colombia7871:60,7042,844
France7311:90,86613,093
Peru7121:44,6413,993
Indonesia5121:258,29923,449
Tanzania4391:120,59611,477
Mexico4031:308,0056,872
Sweden3361:29,3062,391
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Nicaragua2281:26,4081,081
Puerto Rico2151:16,512646
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Papua New Guinea2061:39,5814,792
Ecuador2011:79,1345,649
Chile1911:92,2333,529
England1641:339,74424,836
Belgium1511:76,13712,057
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Cameroon1081:192,30619,984
Guatemala1061:151,7233,409
Switzerland1041:78,9709,101
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Australia851:317,59627,389
Israel651:131,65614,227
Uganda601:650,65533,621
Congo551:90,7117,856
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Costa Rica431:111,1641,807
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Niger301:639,73415,675
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Solomon Islands261:22,3094,345
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Kenya221:2,099,08636,356
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Wales121:257,87814,969
American Samoa111:5,0691,123
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
India91:85,229,487684,495
Guam81:20,0153,029
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Burkina Faso71:2,621,72917,588
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Andorra21:41,9191,654
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

The alternate forms: Lagò (2) & Lagó (1) are calculated separately.

Lago (10,560) may also be a first name.

Lago Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Portugal, Galicia, and Santander. Name of village near Leon, and of others near Mondonedo, and Orense. Derived from latin "lacus" - a large permanent and inland body of water, a lake or a large pond.

A Galician name often found in northern part of the Peninsula.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Lago Last Name Facts

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

Lago (Hindi: लागो, Marathi: लागो, Oriya: ଲାେଗା, Russian: Лаго) has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It may be rendered as a variant: Lagò or Lagó. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lago? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lago is the 6,315th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 81,450 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Lago are found; 26 percent are found in South America and 18 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 59,083rd most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 10,560 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 18,375 people, or 1 in 1,256. In The Ivory Coast Lago is mostly found in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 50 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 23 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 15 percent are found. Excluding The Ivory Coast Lago exists in 103 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 17 percent are found.

Lago Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lago has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lago surname expanded 2,350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 566 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,400 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lago Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lago surname are 38.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lago earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 30.95% more than the national average, earning €39,324 per year; in Norway they earn 44.61% less than the national average, earning 191,692 kr per year; in Peru they earn 51.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,279 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.25% less than the national average, earning $19,241,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $43,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.79% more than the national average, earning $55,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lagò922/
Lagó921/
Lagos89124,606/
Lango897,129/
Lagoa893,983/
Laygo893,137/
Lagou893,047/
Laigo892,007/
Lagoy891,645/
Laugo891,258/
Lagot89505/
Lagod89404/
Lagoh89389/
Lagho89305/
Leago89263/
Llago89234/
Lagoo89202/
Lagoz8972/
Lagoi8968/
Laago8965/
Laggo8926/
Liago8919/
Laego8911/
Lañgo8910/
Lasgo898/
Lhago898/
Lagoj896/
Lahgo893/
Lyago891/
Lakgo891/
Lagop891/
Lagoá891/
Lagoš891/
Lacgo891/
Liango801,331/
Langoy80867/
Lang'o80596/
Laingo80458/
Langoo80387/
Langoi80373/
Llango80253/
Langou80225/
Laango80219/
Lagosh80187/
Lyango80167/
Lagois80154/
Langgo80104/
Langho8056/
Lagood8042/
Leango8023/
Lajgot8022/
Lahago8018/
Liagos8017/
Laigot8017/
Laggou8017/
Laggos8013/
Laghos8012/
Liasgo8012/
Laggoy8012/
Lagoux8011/
Lagoss8010/
Llagos8010/
Laigho808/
Hlango807/
Lan'go806/
Hlagoa805/
Laegoh805/
Lagotz805/
Lagoud805/
Laigou804/
Lagoos804/
Lagout803/
Laungo802/
Liaugo801/
Lasgos801/
Leagos801/
Leagoh801/
Layngo801/
Leaggo801/
Lagohe801/
Lagost801/
Laggoh801/
Laghot801/
Laghoy801/
Laagou801/
Liaago801/
Liagoh801/
Liagot801/
Leagoa801/
Lagous801/
Lagouz801/
Lagoid801/
Laga7512,301/
Lego7511,478/
Logo759,213/
Légo753/
Langgoy73444/
Lyangoo73212/
Langgou7329/
Laugois7322/
Laghout7317/
Langgoi7315/
Lagouch739/
Lagouth738/
Lainggo737/
Liangou737/
Lagosch736/
Lianggo735/
Laggott734/
Lyanggo731/
Laghosh731/
Laagois731/
Lyagout731/
Laugott731/
Laagouz731/
Hlakgoi731/
Leangoi731/
Laghous731/
Langgoh731/
Leagott730/
Lagoult730/
Lagoust730/
Langa67437,163/
Longo67141,291/
Lagat6736,549/
Lagha6713,992/
Lagad6712,713/
Llego674,697/
Lagas673,231/
Lauga672,268/
Lasga671,381/
Legoh67977/
Logos67976/
Lyaga67966/
Logoh67802/
Leggo67801/
Llaga67695/
Langó67609/
Lagah67439/
Liaga67388/
Logho67323/
Logou67292/
Lagau67194/
Leigo67191/
Legoy67183/
Lagga67170/
Lyogo67157/
Laaga67122/
Logoș67105/
Laiga67102/
Liogo6798/
Logoz6790/
Leygo6786/
Logoş6783/
Leego6776/
Leaga6768/
Layga6768/
Llogo6749/
Logot6745/
Hlego6742/
Logoa6736/
Legoo6733/
Logod6732/
Legho6732/
Langă6732/
Lagap6731/
Laega6727/
Lagaz6726/
Loigo6725/
Lougo6724/
Lagaa6723/
Loygo6719/
Lhogo6715/
Lohgo6714/
Luogo6714/
Leugo6714/
Logoi6712/
Lagôa6712/
Loggo6711/
Loogo6711/
Logoy679/
Lañga679/
Lahga678/
Lagaňová678/
Luigo677/
Lakga676/
Hlaga675/
Logoo674/
Laghouch674/
Hlogo674/
Legoi673/
Lagač673/
Losgo672/
Lhaga672/
Lgaga672/
Lagaë672/
Lagaň672/
Lianghou672/
Lianghuo672/
Leangouh671/
Lagás671/
Lagós671/
Langã671/
L'Hagood671/
Hlaingoo671/
Lecgo671/
Logop671/

Lago Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lago in the Hindi language
लागोlago-
Lago in the Oriya language
ଲାେଗାlaega83.33
ଲାଗlaga16.67
Lago in the Marathi language
लागोlago66.67
लगोlago33.33
Lago in the Russian language
Лагоlago-

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