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) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Laoujé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laouje? popularity and diffusion
Laouje is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Laouje live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The last name Laouje is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Laouje is primarily concentrated in: Tagant Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this surname occurs 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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