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

The surname Lagum (Hindi: लागुम, Russian: Лагум) is found most in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lagum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 399,716th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,281,302 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Lagum live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lagum is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 26 people.

It is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 822 people, or 1 in 47,493. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Gulu District, where 52 percent reside, Amuru District, where 16 percent reside and Nwoya District, where 13 percent reside. Besides Uganda Lagum exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.

Lagum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lagum has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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
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  • 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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