Laouan Surname
Approximately 799 people bear this surname
Laouan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 715 | 1:26,842 | 1,562 |
| Cameroon | 66 | 1:314,683 | 29,051 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Laouan (320) may also be a first name.
Laouan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laouan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laouan is most common in Niger. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Laouan? popularity and diffusion
Laouan is the 431,117th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Laouan reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 490,671st most frequent first name internationally, held by 320 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 715 people, or 1 in 26,842. In Niger Laouan is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 58 percent live, Maradi Region, where 27 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 7 percent live. Apart from Niger it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laouane | 92 | 1,600 | / |
| Laaouan | 92 | 10 | / |
| Laouand | 92 | 1 | / |
| Laoan | 91 | 389 | / |
| Laaouane | 86 | 585 | / |
| Lyaouanc | 86 | 6 | / |
| Laàouane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laoang | 83 | 611 | / |
| Laouam | 83 | 181 | / |
| Laoaan | 83 | 67 | / |
| Laohan | 83 | 54 | / |
| Laoean | 83 | 44 | / |
| Laooan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lahoan | 83 | 5 | / |
| Laoanh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laoane | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laoand | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laohang | 77 | 49 | / |
| Laaouam | 77 | 11 | / |
| Luoyuan | 77 | 6 | / |
| Laiyuan | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lahoang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Laouham | 77 | 4 | / |
| Loujean | 77 | 3 | / |
| Liaohan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lahouam | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leaooan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lahohan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laoam | 73 | 6 | / |
| Loaon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Liaojian | 71 | 29 | / |
| Hlahoane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lahauang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loayon | 67 | 2,525 | / |
| Laoyon | 67 | 639 | / |
| Liaojiang | 67 | 105 | / |
| Laoham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loaong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laoamg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahoon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loohan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liaoam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Laouan
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