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) has its highest incidence in Israel. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Laois? popularity and diffusion
Laois is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Laois occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Laois reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Laois is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held given name on earth, held by 24 people.
The surname Laois is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,069,704. In Israel it is mostly concentrated in: Jerusalem District, where 50 percent are found, Haifa District, where 38 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 13 percent are found. Not including Israel it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 25 percent are found and Ireland, where 6 percent are found.
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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