Laugh Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Laugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2231:39,6524,449
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
India161:47,941,586492,263
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Laugh (27) may also be a first name.

Laugh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laugh is more commonly found in Jordan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Laugh.

How Common Is The Last Name Laugh? popularity and diffusion

Laugh is the 804,502nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. Laugh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Laugh reside; 66 percent reside in West Asia and 65 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most common in Jordan, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 39,652. In Jordan Laugh is most frequent in: Amman Governorate, where 74 percent reside, Zarqa Governorate, where 25 percent reside and Balqa Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Other than Jordan this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Iran, where 7 percent reside.

Laugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Laugh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Laugh last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Laugh surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% registered to vote for the political party.

Laugh earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lausgh911/
Laugth910/
Laug891,245/
Lagh89807/
Lugh8913/
Laugsch83111/
Layhugh830/
Layough830/
Layug8011,677/
Lough807,636/
Laugs80436/
Laigh80151/
Laugt8093/
Lahug8068/
Lyagh8056/
Lhagh8032/
Laugg8016/
Liagh8015/
Leagh8013/
Laukh809/
Lugth806/
Laugx805/
Luugh801/
Llaug801/
Liaug801/
Lacgh801/
Laagh801/
Laugk801/
Lauhg801/
Lugch800/
Laiug800/
Laugksch7713/
Lag751,760/
Lug75165/
Lauyog73140/
Layegh7395/
Lugsch7367/
Laugks7338/
Layaug7312/
Laukhe737/
Laugue735/
Lyaukh733/
Lahagh732/
Leacgh731/
Leahgh731/
Løhaug731/
Lajoug731/
Laigth731/
Lougch730/
Lougth730/
Llough730/
Laux6717,403/
Lugg672,752/
Luig672,535/
Lauk671,885/
Laag671,884/
Lakh671,826/
Lueg671,537/
Laig67769/
Lauc67671/
Lugt67422/
Luog67303/
Lagg67178/
Lahk67152/
Layugue67125/
Logh6787/
Liag6780/
Loug6738/
Llag6727/
Luug6716/
Lugs6715/
Lukh6714/
Llug6713/
Lyag6710/
Lahg6710/
Lugz679/
Lahoueg679/
Luhk678/
Lugk677/
Lahq677/
Leug676/
Layg676/
Leag675/
Luyg675/
Laqu674/
Lahc672/
Liug672/
Lahjoug672/
Lauschk672/
Lugp672/
Hlag672/
Lagk672/
Lagt672/
Lukg671/
Lags671/
Leaugue671/
Laaquth671/
Laeg671/
Lihyagh671/
Lucg671/
D'Layug671/
Luhc671/
Luhg671/
Luqg671/
Lgug671/
Lakg671/
Laqh671/
Lauq671/
Laheigh670/
Lyug670/
Layhigh670/

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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 Laugh
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