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 more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laoua? popularity and diffusion
The last name Laoua is the 474,151st most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,322,303 people. Laoua occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Laoua are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 450,877th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 371 people.
It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 682 people, or 1 in 28,141. In Niger Laoua is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 50 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 24 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 22 percent reside. Other than Niger it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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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