Laolao Surname

372,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Laolao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laolao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7721:131,13822,341
Thailand1131:625,118105,836
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
China41:341,830,39216,990
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Laolao (3,022) may also be a first name.

Laolao Last Name Facts

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

Laolao occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laolao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 372,504th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,567,545 people. Laolao occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Laolao reside; 92 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Laolao is also the 131,544th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,022 people.

Laolao is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 772 people, or 1 in 131,138. In The Philippines Laolao is most common in: Central Visayas, where 24 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 14 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liaolao924/
Laoulaou8612/
Laoulaoi861/
Liaoliao861/
Hlaohlao861/
Laoloa833/
Laholahoy801/
Lahoylahoy752,122/
Lahaolahao75104/
Lahoulahou756/
Loaloa67226/
Hloahloa57135/
Loholoho576/
Loualoua572/

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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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  • 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 Laolao
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