Lagu Surname
Approximately 12,088 people bear this surname
Lagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 7,560 | 1:4,962 | 714 |
| Uganda | 1,724 | 1:22,645 | 3,284 |
| India | 1,007 | 1:761,733 | 34,613 |
| Indonesia | 727 | 1:181,911 | 17,509 |
| Nigeria | 536 | 1:330,490 | 18,063 |
| Papua New Guinea | 141 | 1:57,828 | 7,385 |
| France | 92 | 1:721,986 | 90,334 |
| Taiwan | 54 | 1:434,162 | 3,316 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Romania | 22 | 1:912,630 | 52,244 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Lagü (1) are calculated separately.
Lagu (4,566) may also be a first name.
Lagu Demographics
Average Lagu Salary in
United States
$63,088 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lagu (Hindi: लगू, Marathi: लागू, Oriya: ଲାଗୁ, Russian: Лагу, Tibetan: ལ་གུ་) has its highest incidence in Sudan. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lagü. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lagu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 43,064th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 602,874 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Lagu are found; 63 percent are found in North Africa and 63 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Lagu is also the 101,679th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 4,566 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is held by 7,560 people, or 1 in 4,962. Other than Sudan it exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.
Lagu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lagu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lagu surname increased 490 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lagu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lagu surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lagu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.55% less than the national average, earning R 138,888 per year; in United States they earn 46.21% more than the national average, earning $63,088 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.09% less than the national average, earning $49,143 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lagu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lagu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལ་གུ་ | lagu | - |
| Lagu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଗୁ | lagu | 82.54 |
| ଲଗୁ | lagu | 17.46 |
| Lagu in the Marathi language | ||
| लागू | lagu | 57.72 |
| लागु | lagu | 39.67 |
| लगु | lagu | 1.63 |
| लगू | lagu | 0.33 |
| Lagu in the Hindi language | ||
| लगू | lagu | 40 |
| लगु | lagu | 28 |
| लागू | lagu | 16 |
| लागु | lagu | 16 |
| Lagu in the Russian language | ||
| Лагу | lagu | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lagu
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