Laoukoura Surname
Approximately 853 people bear this surname
Laoukoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Laoukoura (371) may also be a first name.
Laoukoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laoukoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laoukoura is more frequently found in Chad than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laoukoura? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 409,546th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,543,430 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Laoukoura are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Laoukoura is also the 450,877th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 371 people.
The surname Laoukoura is most widely held in Chad, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 17,652. Not including Chad Laoukoura is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laokoura | 94 | 2 | / |
| Laoukouri | 89 | 1 | / |
| Laokura | 88 | 1 | / |
| Laoukara | 82 | 20 | / |
| Laokara | 75 | 7 | / |
| Laokoro | 75 | 4 | / |
| Laoukari | 71 | 10 | / |
| Laokari | 63 | 37 | / |
| Lahukare | 59 | 46 | / |
| Lahokare | 59 | 14 | / |
| Loyokori | 59 | 14 | / |
| Lohukare | 59 | 4 | / |
| Lohakure | 59 | 2 | / |
| Lohakara | 59 | 1 | / |
| Laokasri | 59 | 1 | / |
| Laokarre | 59 | 1 | / |
| Laohkare | 59 | 1 | / |
| Lauhakari | 56 | 11 | / |
| Laihokari | 56 | 7 | / |
| Lotoyakori | 53 | 1 | / |
| Loakare | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Laoukoura
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