Laouaj Surname
Approximately 417 people bear this surname
Laouaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Laouaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laouaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laouaj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻮﺝ) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laouaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 704,927th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 17,476,129 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Laouaj live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb.
It is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 84,294. Beside Morocco this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laouaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laouaj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻌﻮﺝ | lwj | - |
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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 Laouaj
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