Laoua Surname
Approximately 706 people bear this surname
Laoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 682 | 1:28,141 | 1,617 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Laoua (371) may also be a first name.
Laoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laoua occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laoua? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 474,151st most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,322,303 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Laoua reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 450,877th most common first name on earth, held by 371 people.
Laoua is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 682 people, or 1 in 28,141. In Niger Laoua is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 50 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 24 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Niger it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Laoua
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