Laois Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Laois Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Laois (24) may also be a first name.
Laois Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laois Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laois (Arabic: لاويس) is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laois? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Laois live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Laois is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Israel, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,069,704. In Israel Laois is primarily concentrated in: Jerusalem District, where 50 percent reside, Haifa District, where 38 percent reside and Tel Aviv District, where 13 percent reside. Beside Israel this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 25 percent reside and Ireland, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laois Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laois in the Arabic language | ||
| لاويس | lawys | - |
| اويس | awys | - |
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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 Laois
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