Laguna Surname

5,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97,337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

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.

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Laguna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico24,8141:5,002635
Spain10,8111:4,324534
Nicaragua10,4341:577123
Philippines9,8721:10,255972
Colombia9,7371:4,906734
Venezuela8,4091:3,592520
Peru6,2241:5,107826
United States4,8191:75,2158,619
Cuba2,4131:4,775565
Brazil2,1291:100,5523,784
Argentina2,0731:20,6191,746
Bolivia1,0501:10,1111,106
Uruguay8541:4,018470
Ecuador5391:29,5103,636
Panama5301:7,382751
France3161:210,19832,673
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Costa Rica2771:17,257657
Indonesia2181:606,64848,159
Chile1961:89,8803,466
Russia1941:742,90262,269
Italy1571:389,53344,181
Honduras1331:66,2891,416
Paraguay1161:62,3861,695
Puerto Rico951:37,370980
Australia671:402,92132,505
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Canada561:657,95753,499
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Belgium441:261,28731,734
England431:1,295,76958,667
Portugal381:274,16410,086
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Belarus261:365,42538,396
Latvia211:97,62113,922
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Guam81:20,0153,029
Norway61:857,04855,549
El Salvador51:1,268,7784,375
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China21:683,660,78330,601
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Laguna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laguna (Hindi: लगुना, Marathi: लगुणा, Oriya: ଲାଗୁନା, Russian: Лагуна) is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Laguña or Lagūna. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laguna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,798th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 74,869 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Laguna are found; 32 percent are found in South America and 25 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 418,786th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 421 people.

It is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 24,814 people, or 1 in 5,002. In Mexico it is most frequent in: Guanajuato, where 24 percent live, México, where 22 percent live and Mexico City, where 13 percent live. Other than Mexico this last name is found in 83 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 11 percent live and Nicaragua, where 11 percent live.

Laguna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency 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 carrying the Laguna surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Laguna surname are 37.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.54% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laguña946/
Lagūna942/
Lagunas9229,486/
Lagunay921,957/
Llaguna92258/
Lagunaz9265/
Languna9221/
Lauguna924/
Lagunah923/
Laaguna922/
Liaguna922/
Lagunga921/
Lagunaa921/
Lagunai921/
Lagguna921/
Lagouna921/
Langguna8626/
Lyagunga869/
Llagunas867/
Lagunaya863/
Lagunass862/
Lagunead861/
Langouna861/
Leguna831,167/
Lagona831,040/
Laguni83507/
Laguno83476/
Lagina83330/
Lagune83305/
Loguna8341/
Łaguna835/
Laguny831/
Laguné831/
Laigougna801/
Laghouina801/
Laughuena800/
Lagunes7720,078/
Llaguno779,944/
Lagoune771,776/
Lyagina771,363/
Lagunoy77709/
Laginha77691/
Lagunez77613/
Lagonah77307/
Liaguno77123/
Legunau7761/
Lagouni7756/
Longuna7741/
Languni7730/
Lagaune7725/
Laugina7717/
Lagonay778/
Laginai776/
Hlagina776/
Laggina775/
Lagunos774/
Langune773/
Lagunoi773/
Logouna772/
Llagona772/
Lagugne772/
Laghuni772/
Lagunis771/
Lahgina771/
Leiguna771/
Leaguno771/
Lagonai771/
Laigina771/
Laigona771/
Lagumne771/
Lagungi771/
Lagunio771/
Lagūnas771/
Laginay771/
Liagona771/
Lleguna771/
Laugune771/
Laguń731/
Laggoune716,760/
Lahagina71135/
Lagaunne7175/
Langaune7134/
Llagunes7126/
Lagunets7116/
Lagonuha7113/
Langunno717/
Laiginha716/
Laagoune715/
Logunath714/
Laggouni713/
Laagouni712/
Lougouna712/
Laghouni711/
Llagunio711/
Llagunoo711/
Llagunos711/
Llaguñas711/
Lliaguno711/
Laghoune711/
Lagounne711/
Lahgoune711/
Longunha711/
Lannguno711/
Logina672,935/
Legina67423/
Lagone67105/
Logona67101/
Lagony6743/
Loguni6741/
Leguno675/
Lagiña675/
Logune673/
Loguno671/
Langounou671/
Loungouna671/

Laguna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laguna in the Hindi language
लगुनाlaguna-
Laguna in the Oriya language
ଲାଗୁନାlaguna-
Laguna in the Marathi language
लगुणाlaguna66.67
लगुनाlaguna33.33
Laguna in the Russian language
Лагунаlaguna-

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