Laahi Surname

426,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Laahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland7991:4,381381
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Laahi (768) may also be a first name.

Laahi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laahi occurs more in Somaliland more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laahi? popularity and diffusion

Laahi is the 426,610th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,996,970 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Laahi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Laahi is also the 296,201st most frequently held first name in the world, held by 768 people.

Laahi is most widespread in Somaliland, where it is borne by 799 people, or 1 in 4,381. Other than Somaliland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llaahi919/
Laajhi911/
Lahahi911/
Laahei911/
Lahi8913,268/
Llahi803,650/
Lahih80833/
Lahui80421/
Lauhi80208/
Lahie8070/
Lauai8045/
Lajhi8019/
Lahoi8015/
Leaai801/
Laahe801/
Hlahi801/
Lahhi801/
Lyahi801/
Lahaajhi771/
Laajhijh771/
Laheij73374/
Lajhei73316/
Lahuai7341/
Lahayi7326/
Lahoid7311/
Laijhi7310/
Hloaai737/
Leahis735/
Lauait733/
Lahijy732/
Leahie732/
Lahyih731/
Lahaii731/
Laaiha731/
Leuaai731/
Lahitt731/
Laheii731/
Lauhui731/
Llahie731/
Laaied731/
Laihie731/
Laehei731/
Laaher731/
Lahjhi731/
Lahich731/
Lllahi731/
Lohaai731/
Lohi673,925/
Lahe673,042/
Loai671,787/
Lehi671,611/
Laua67632/
Loaa67338/
Lahaije67297/
Léhi67186/
Laoa67186/
Laea67116/
Laoi67103/
Laui67100/
Leai6755/
Laheije6741/
Laei6725/
Laheist6725/
Lahouij6724/
Lahajji6715/
Lahaiye6712/
Lahaies679/
Laae672/
Leaa672/
Lahijie671/
Lahaier671/
Lahaihe671/
Lahijiy671/
Lyahyii671/
Layyaha671/
Leaeach670/

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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 Laahi
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