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 most in Mauritania. It can also occur in the variant forms: Laoujé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Laouje? popularity and diffusion
Laouje is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Laouje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Laouje live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa.
It is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Laouje is most numerous in: Tagant Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs 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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