Laouje Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Laouje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
The alternate forms: Laoujé (1) are calculated separately.
Laouje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laouje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laouje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻮﺝ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Laoujé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laouje? popularity and diffusion
The last name Laouje is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Laouje is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Laouje reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
Laouje is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Tagant Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Mauritania Laouje exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laouje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laouje 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 Laouje
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