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 found most in Jordan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laugh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 804,502nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The last name Laugh is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Laugh live; 66 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Levant. Laugh is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 27 people.

The surname is most frequent in Jordan, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 39,652. In Jordan it is most common in: Amman Governorate, where 74 percent live, Zarqa Governorate, where 25 percent live and Balqa Governorate, where 0 percent live. Besides Jordan Laugh occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Iran, where 7 percent live.

Laugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laugh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laugh surname decreased 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laugh Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Laugh last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the 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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