Laoshe Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Laoshe Surname User-submission:
Laoshe - is a shortened form of the Yorùbá name Oláòsebìkan - (re-mi-do-re-do-re), meaning 'wealth is not restricted to one source'.
It was the middle name of Surakat Olaosebikan Ajayi (1900-1968), a wealthy businessman from Ìbarà, Abéòkúta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Read More About This SurnameLaoshe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Laoshe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Laoshe - is a shortened form of the Yorùbá name Oláòsebìkan - (re-mi-do-re-do-re), meaning 'wealth is not restricted to one source'.
It was the middle name of Surakat Olaosebikan Ajayi (1900-1968), a wealthy businessman from Ìbarà, Abéòkúta, Ogun State, Nigeria.
When registering as a distributor with the British trading company - GB Ollivant Nigeria Ltd. (later a division of UAC/Unilever plc) in the 1950s, his full name was considered too long for their invoices, hence it was shortened to 'Sura Laose'.
Due to the confusion in pronouncing the s (as in 'see') rather than sh (as in 'sheep') sound; in some Yorùbá dialects, the family added h to make it Laoshe instead of Laose.
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Where Does The Last Name Laoshe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laoshe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laoshe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Laoshe live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Laoshe is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 44 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Ogun, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
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