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
The last name Laouje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻮﺝ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Laoujé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laouje? popularity and diffusion
The last name Laouje is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Laouje reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The surname Laouje is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Tagant Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 50 percent reside.
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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