Laamar Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Laamar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 168 | 1:24,374 | 2,125 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Micronesia | 4 | 1:26,561 | 731 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Laamar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laamar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laamar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻤﺮ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Laamar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laamar? popularity and diffusion
Laamar is the 1,231,034th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Laamar live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 24,374. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Gorgol Region, where 24 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 19 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than Mauritania it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 4 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laamar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laamar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻌﻤﺮ | lmr | 95.31 |
| ﻟﻌﻤﺎﺭ | lmar | 4.69 |
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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
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- 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 Laamar
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