Lagos Surname

4,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Honduras

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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Lagos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile44,2491:39877
Honduras23,0591:38288
Argentina9,2631:4,614522
Colombia8,6031:5,553792
Peru5,6631:5,613892
Nicaragua5,4751:1,100219
Mexico5,2711:23,5491,705
Philippines4,1041:24,6683,292
United States2,9431:123,16013,113
Greece2,5831:4,290424
Brazil2,2741:94,1403,554
Spain1,9921:23,4702,504
Ecuador1,9591:8,1191,305
Nigeria1,9011:93,1846,433
Venezuela1,6151:18,7021,384
Uruguay7461:4,600528
Portugal4341:24,0051,600
Australia3181:84,8929,824
Bolivia2531:41,9622,461
Canada2181:169,01616,995
Costa Rica2071:23,092776
Guatemala1961:82,0542,751
Cuba1881:61,2912,334
Cyprus1511:5,860685
El Salvador1201:52,8661,297
Ivory Coast1121:205,9938,732
England891:626,04636,944
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Tanzania561:945,38644,615
Israel401:213,94120,390
Belize391:9,1151,246
France381:1,747,966156,445
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Panama271:144,8984,800
Puerto Rico171:208,8322,248
Singapore171:323,98313,856
São Tomé and Príncipe161:11,089695
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Norway131:395,56035,657
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Finland61:916,11741,832
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Wales41:773,63329,106
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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.

- David Ortiz De La Torre

Lagos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lagos (Russian: Лагос) is most common in Chile. It can be rendered as a variant: Lagoš or Lagós. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lagos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,510th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 58,485 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Lagos are found; 60 percent are found in South America and 44 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 249,168th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 1,036 people.

Lagos is most frequent in Chile, where it is borne by 44,249 people, or 1 in 398. In Chile Lagos is mostly concentrated in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 40 percent live, Bío Bío Region, where 24 percent live and Araucanía Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Chile this last name occurs 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 58,860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 8,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lagos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name 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% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lagoš931/
Lagós931/
Langos91576/
Lagosh91187/
Lagois91154/
Lagosz9173/
Liagos9117/
Laggos9113/
Laghos9112/
Lagoss9110/
Llagos9110/
Lagose918/
Lagoos914/
Lagosc913/
Lasgos911/
Leagos911/
Lagost911/
Lagous911/
Lago8989,473/
Langosz83563/
Llangos8391/
Liangos8385/
Langois8363/
Langosh8353/
Laugois8322/
Lagosse8317/
Lanngos839/
Lagosch836/
Laghosh831/
Laagois831/
Laghose831/
Laghous831/
Lagoust830/
Langous830/
Lango807,129/
Lagoa803,983/
Lagas803,231/
Laygo803,137/
Lagou803,047/
Laigo802,007/
Lagoy801,645/
Laugo801,258/
Lagus801,070/
Logos80976/
Lagoc80773/
Lagot80505/
Lagod80404/
Lagoh80389/
Lagho80305/
Leago80263/
Llago80234/
Lagoo80202/
Legos80159/
Lagoz8072/
Lagoi8068/
Laago8065/
Laggo8026/
Liago8019/
Lañgo8010/
Lasgo808/
Lhago808/
Lagoj806/
Lahgo803/
Lyago801/
Lakgo801/
Lagop801/
Lagoá801/
Lagás801/
Lacgo801/
Langosch77851/
Lagousse774/
Langhoss772/
Langhous770/
Logose7327,550/
Llagas7316,274/
Longos732,833/
Liango731,331/
Langas731,121/
Langoy73867/
Langus73672/
Lagast73624/
Lang'o73596/
Laingo73458/
Loogos73452/
Langoo73387/
Langoi73373/
Llango73253/
Langou73225/
Laango73219/
Liagas73212/
Leagas73211/
Llegos73199/
Logosh73187/
Legois73167/
Lyango73167/
Lagass73154/
Laugas73138/
Loygos73130/
Langgo73104/
Lagase7395/
Laagus7391/
Logosz7382/
Langoz7362/
Langho7356/
Lángos7355/
Laugus7352/
Lagood7342/
Lagush7337/
Lyagus7330/
Legosz7329/
Leango7323/
Lajgot7322/
Lahago7318/
Langoś7318/
Laigot7317/
Laggou7317/
Lagusz7314/
Liasgo7312/
Laggoy7312/
Łagosz7311/
Lagaas7311/
Lagoux7311/
Lyagas739/
Lagash739/
Liagus739/
Lasgas739/
Laigho738/
Leggos738/
Langoš738/
Laggas737/
Hlango737/
Lan'go736/
Hlagoa735/
Lagotz735/
Lagoud735/
Laigou734/
Leagus734/
Laguës734/
Loggos733/
Lagout733/
Lagats732/
Laungo732/
Lougos732/
Logois732/
Lañgas732/
Loñgos732/
Legosh731/
Llagoc731/
Liaugo731/
Lagahs731/
Lagoix731/
Lagorz731/
Laygas731/
Leagoh731/
Logoes731/
Logoos731/
Logoss731/
Llagus731/
Liogos731/
Layngo731/
Legoss731/
Leaggo731/
Lagoce731/
Lagohe731/
Laguse731/
Lagasc731/
Laggoh731/
Laggus731/
Laghot731/
Laghoy731/
Laagas731/
Laagou731/
Leugos731/
Liaago731/
Liagoh731/
Liagot731/
Leagoa731/
Legous731/
Lagouz731/
Lagoid731/
Lagoszová7121/
Lagoshova711/
Laga6712,301/
Logo679,213/
Lagasse675,670/
Logotse67638/
Langgoy67444/
Langaas67391/
Logoose67343/
Lyangoo67212/
Langhus67148/
Lyagush67138/
Langgas67111/
Longgos6779/
Liangas6767/
Lyangus6749/
Loogose6741/
Laigast6738/
Langgou6729/
Laghout6717/
Liongos6717/
Lagusch6715/
Langgoi6715/
Llangoz6714/
Logosse6713/
Langusz6712/
Lagouch679/
Lagouth678/
Lainggo677/
Liangou677/
Laugase676/
Lagashe676/
Lianggo675/
Langhas675/
Lliagas675/
Laggott674/
Lauggas674/
Lllagas674/
Llangas674/
Languss673/
Lyangas672/
Langush672/
Langash672/
Lagò672/
Lagoche672/
Loggose672/
Lyanggo671/
Longois671/
Lougoss671/
Lagasst671/
Laghase671/
Lagueus671/
Leaguss671/
Lagusse671/
Lyagout671/
Laugott671/
Llyagas671/
Llagaas671/
Llogose671/
Loungos671/
Lyogose671/
Lagó671/
Laggast671/
Laagouz671/
Hlakgoi671/
Leangoi671/
Leghous671/
Langgoh671/
Lagahas671/
Leagott670/
Lagoult670/
Langass670/
Laugaus670/
Longhos670/
Laghaus670/
Lashgas670/

Lagos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lagos in the Russian language
Лагосlagos-

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