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) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Laoujé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laouje? popularity and diffusion
Laouje is the 6,723,624th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Laouje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Laouje are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Tagant Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Mauritania it occurs 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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