Labistour Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Labistour Surname User-submission:

A minority French origin surname based on the words 'bis' for second/twice/extra and 'tour' for tower and can be translated as the second (or extra) tower. La bis tour. Tour is a masculine word (le tour), as is bis, if used to signify 'the second/extra', so Lebistour might more reasonably be expected.

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Labistour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England101:5,571,806158,774
Wales41:773,63329,106
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Labistour Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A minority French origin surname based on the words 'bis' for second/twice/extra and 'tour' for tower and can be translated as the second (or extra) tower. La bis tour. Tour is a masculine word (le tour), as is bis, if used to signify 'the second/extra', so Lebistour might more reasonably be expected. There is likely to be another explanation for the use of the feminine 'la' form but this is not known. The name has associations with the island of Mauritius from French colonial times.

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Tour is a feminine word that means 'tower' (la tour or une tour). Le tour means 'a round', to say it is your turn. You would say "c'est ton tour", which is masculine and doesn't mean tower.Bis has no gender.

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Labistour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Labistour is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Labistour? popularity and diffusion

The surname Labistour is the 1,806,862nd most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Labistour reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Labistour is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 752,468. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 51 percent reside, Gauteng, where 42 percent reside and Western Cape, where 7 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Labistour Last Name Statistics demography

Labistour earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.72% more than the national average, earning R 277,368 per year.

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