Lagum Surname

399,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lagum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lagum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda8221:47,4935,831
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
India61:127,844,230863,365
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lagum (26) may also be a first name.

Lagum Last Name Facts

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

Lagum (Hindi: लागुम, Russian: Лагум) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lagum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lagum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 399,716th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,281,302 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Lagum are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name internationally, held by 26 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 822 people, or 1 in 47,493. In Uganda Lagum is most frequent in: Gulu District, where 52 percent are found, Amuru District, where 16 percent are found and Nwoya District, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda Lagum is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Lagum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lagum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langum91441/
Lagoum9118/
Lagumd914/
Lagume911/
Lhaugum8324/
Langhum8315/
Langoum832/
Lahghum831/
Lagumne831/
Lagguhm831/
Laggoum831/
Laughum830/
Lagun807,626/
Legum80388/
Lagom8057/
Logum8029/
Laguń801/
Lhanggum771/
Lagune73305/
Lagoun73261/
Lagung7397/
Longum7396/
Langun7377/
Lyagun7363/
Leagun7348/
Laghun7329/
Laghom7322/
Laigun739/
Locgum737/
Loegum733/
Lagund733/
Laggun732/
Llagun732/
Lagutn731/
Laugom731/
Legoum731/
Laugun731/
Lagunn731/
Lahgun731/
Laygun731/
Lagutin6710,874/
Laggoun673,444/
Lagoune671,776/
Lougoum67500/
Laagoun67185/
Laghung6780/
Lagaune6725/
Langgun6721/
Lahagun6720/
Lhongum6715/
Leagung6713/
Lagoung676/
Liagung675/
Leugoum673/
Longoum673/
Lagugne672/
Laguten672/
Lagusin672/
Laughun672/
Laugune671/
Lhangun671/
Laghoun671/
Laggung671/
Langhun671/
Longhum671/
Lagounn671/

Lagum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lagum in the Hindi language
लागुमlaguma-
Lagum in the Russian language
Лагумlagum-

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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 Lagum
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