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
The surname Lagu (Hindi: लगू, Marathi: लागू, Oriya: ଲାଗୁ, Russian: Лагу, Tibetan: ལ་གུ་) occurs in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Lagü. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lagu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lagu is the 43,064th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 602,874 people. The last name is mostly found 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. It is also the 101,679th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,566 people.
The surname Lagu is most widespread in Sudan, where it is borne by 7,560 people, or 1 in 4,962. Other than Sudan this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.
Lagu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lagu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lagu surname grew 490 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lagu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lagu surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% 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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