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
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Lagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lagu (Hindi: लगू, Marathi: लागू, Oriya: ଲାଗୁ, Russian: Лагу, Tibetan: ལ་གུ་) is most common in Sudan. It can occur as: Lagü. Click here for other possible spellings of Lagu.
How Common Is The Last Name Lagu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 43,064th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 602,874 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Lagu live; 63 percent live in North Africa and 63 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 101,679th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 4,566 people.
The surname Lagu is most prevalent in Sudan, where it is borne by 7,560 people, or 1 in 4,962. Apart from Sudan it exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Lagu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lagu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lagu surname increased 490 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lagu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lagu are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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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