Laguna Surname
Approximately 97,337 people bear this surname
Laguna Surname Definition:
From the latin "lacuna" - a well.
The latin word "lacuna" implied a well with the understanding that this well was not always filled with water.
Common Spanish name and bearers not necessarily related. Most ancient branches in Aragon.
Read More About This SurnameLaguna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 24,814 | 1:5,002 | 635 |
| Spain | 10,811 | 1:4,324 | 534 |
| Nicaragua | 10,434 | 1:577 | 123 |
| Philippines | 9,872 | 1:10,255 | 972 |
| Colombia | 9,737 | 1:4,906 | 734 |
| Venezuela | 8,409 | 1:3,592 | 520 |
| Peru | 6,224 | 1:5,107 | 826 |
| United States | 4,819 | 1:75,215 | 8,619 |
| Cuba | 2,413 | 1:4,775 | 565 |
| Brazil | 2,129 | 1:100,552 | 3,784 |
| Argentina | 2,073 | 1:20,619 | 1,746 |
| Bolivia | 1,050 | 1:10,111 | 1,106 |
| Uruguay | 854 | 1:4,018 | 470 |
| Ecuador | 539 | 1:29,510 | 3,636 |
| Panama | 530 | 1:7,382 | 751 |
| France | 316 | 1:210,198 | 32,673 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Costa Rica | 277 | 1:17,257 | 657 |
| Indonesia | 218 | 1:606,648 | 48,159 |
| Chile | 196 | 1:89,880 | 3,466 |
| Russia | 194 | 1:742,902 | 62,269 |
| Italy | 157 | 1:389,533 | 44,181 |
| Honduras | 133 | 1:66,289 | 1,416 |
| Paraguay | 116 | 1:62,386 | 1,695 |
| Puerto Rico | 95 | 1:37,370 | 980 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| Belgium | 44 | 1:261,287 | 31,734 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Belarus | 26 | 1:365,425 | 38,396 |
| Latvia | 21 | 1:97,621 | 13,922 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| El Salvador | 5 | 1:1,268,778 | 4,375 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 1:1,024,871 | 60,160 |
The alternate forms: Laguña (6) & Lagūna (2) are calculated separately.
Laguna (421) may also be a first name.
Laguna Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the latin "lacuna" - a well.
The latin word "lacuna" implied a well with the understanding that this well was not always filled with water.
Common Spanish name and bearers not necessarily related. Most ancient branches in Aragon.
Laguna Demographics
Laguna Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Laguna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laguna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laguna (Hindi: लगुना, Marathi: लगुणा, Oriya: ଲାଗୁନା, Russian: Лагуна) is most common in Mexico. It may appear in the variant forms: Laguña or Lagūna. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laguna? popularity and diffusion
Laguna is the 5,798th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 74,869 people. The last name Laguna is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Laguna live; 32 percent live in South America and 25 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 418,786th most common first name internationally It is held by 421 people.
The last name Laguna is most widespread in Mexico, where it is borne by 24,814 people, or 1 in 5,002. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Guanajuato, where 24 percent reside, México, where 22 percent reside and Mexico City, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Mexico Laguna exists in 83 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 11 percent reside and Nicaragua, where 11 percent reside.
Laguna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Laguna has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Laguna last name expanded 9,835 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Laguna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Laguna last name are 37.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.54% registered with the political party.
The amount Laguna earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,634 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $22,053,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.5% less than the national average, earning $36,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.67% less than the national average, earning $49,352 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laguna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laguna in the Hindi language | ||
| लगुना | laguna | - |
| Laguna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଗୁନା | laguna | - |
| Laguna in the Marathi language | ||
| लगुणा | laguna | 66.67 |
| लगुना | laguna | 33.33 |
| Laguna in the Russian language | ||
| Лагуна | laguna | - |
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