Lagos Surname
Approximately 124,606 people bear this surname
Lagos Surname User-submission:
Spanish, Galician, and Portuguese: habitational name from any of the numerous places named Lagos, especially in Galicia. Greek: nickname for a timid person or a fast runner, from Greek lagos 'hare', or a reduced form of a patronymic based on such a nickname, such as Lagoudakis.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 44,249 | 1:398 | 77 |
| Honduras | 23,059 | 1:382 | 88 |
| Argentina | 9,263 | 1:4,614 | 522 |
| Colombia | 8,603 | 1:5,553 | 792 |
| Peru | 5,663 | 1:5,613 | 892 |
| Nicaragua | 5,475 | 1:1,100 | 219 |
| Mexico | 5,271 | 1:23,549 | 1,705 |
| Philippines | 4,104 | 1:24,668 | 3,292 |
| United States | 2,943 | 1:123,160 | 13,113 |
| Greece | 2,583 | 1:4,290 | 424 |
| Brazil | 2,274 | 1:94,140 | 3,554 |
| Spain | 1,992 | 1:23,470 | 2,504 |
| Ecuador | 1,959 | 1:8,119 | 1,305 |
| Nigeria | 1,901 | 1:93,184 | 6,433 |
| Venezuela | 1,615 | 1:18,702 | 1,384 |
| Uruguay | 746 | 1:4,600 | 528 |
| Portugal | 434 | 1:24,005 | 1,600 |
| Australia | 318 | 1:84,892 | 9,824 |
| Bolivia | 253 | 1:41,962 | 2,461 |
| Canada | 218 | 1:169,016 | 16,995 |
| Costa Rica | 207 | 1:23,092 | 776 |
| Guatemala | 196 | 1:82,054 | 2,751 |
| Cuba | 188 | 1:61,291 | 2,334 |
| Cyprus | 151 | 1:5,860 | 685 |
| El Salvador | 120 | 1:52,866 | 1,297 |
| Ivory Coast | 112 | 1:205,993 | 8,732 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Germany | 63 | 1:1,277,864 | 81,414 |
| Tanzania | 56 | 1:945,386 | 44,615 |
| Israel | 40 | 1:213,941 | 20,390 |
| Belize | 39 | 1:9,115 | 1,246 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Panama | 27 | 1:144,898 | 4,800 |
| Puerto Rico | 17 | 1:208,832 | 2,248 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 16 | 1:11,089 | 695 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Faroe Islands | 3 | 1:16,333 | 1,308 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Lagoš (1) & Lagós (1) are calculated separately.
Lagos (1,036) may also be a first name.
Lagos Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Spanish, Galician, and Portuguese: habitational name from any of the numerous places named Lagos, especially in Galicia. Greek: nickname for a timid person or a fast runner, from Greek lagos 'hare', or a reduced form of a patronymic based on such a nickname, such as Lagoudakis.
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Lagos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lagos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lagos (Russian: Лагос) occurs in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Lagoš or Lagós. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lagos.
How Common Is The Last Name Lagos? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lagos is the 4,510th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 58,485 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Lagos live; 60 percent live in South America and 44 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Lagos is also the 249,168th most prevalent given name in the world, held by 1,036 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is borne by 44,249 people, or 1 in 398. In Chile it is most prevalent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 40 percent live, Bío Bío Region, where 24 percent live and Araucanía Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Chile it is found in 94 countries. It is also common in Honduras, where 19 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.
Lagos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lagos has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 58,860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 8,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lagos Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Lagos last name are 3.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57% registered with the party.
The amount Lagos earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 4.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,544 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $23,090,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $41,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $53,349 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lagos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lagos in the Russian language | ||
| Лагос | lagos | - |
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