Laourou Surname
Approximately 2,378 people bear this surname
Laourou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,347 | 1:4,404 | 579 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Laourou (16) may also be a first name.
Laourou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laourou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laourou is found most in Benin. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laourou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 179,403rd most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,064,569 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Laourou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.
The surname Laourou is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 2,347 people, or 1 in 4,404. In Benin Laourou is most prevalent in: Collines Department, where 63 percent live, Zou Department, where 13 percent live and Littoral Department, where 9 percent live. Other than Benin this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laouroux | 93 | 1 | / |
| Laorou | 92 | 19 | / |
| Laouru | 92 | 4 | / |
| Laouro | 92 | 3 | / |
| Louarou | 86 | 108 | / |
| Layorou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Laoro | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lohourou | 80 | 335 | / |
| Laorot | 77 | 1,005 | / |
| Laorop | 77 | 164 | / |
| Laoura | 77 | 119 | / |
| Louaro | 77 | 52 | / |
| Lahoro | 77 | 25 | / |
| Loiuro | 77 | 21 | / |
| Lajoro | 77 | 20 | / |
| Laorod | 77 | 12 | / |
| Lojuru | 77 | 9 | / |
| Louoro | 77 | 4 | / |
| Leaoro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lauaro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laosro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lohouroux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louowerou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laourai | 71 | 85 | / |
| Liouoro | 71 | 55 | / |
| Liouros | 71 | 29 | / |
| Laouras | 71 | 12 | / |
| Laihoro | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lauarau | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lauharo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Laoryoy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lohurau | 71 | 4 | / |
| Laourey | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lohorou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Loiurro | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lahoura | 71 | 2 | / |
| Liaoruo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lojurro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laoiero | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lauhuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lauarro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hlaoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Louyero | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lohouro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laaurus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lauarus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laourat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laaoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lyouroi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laora | 67 | 60 | / |
| Laugiero | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lahourie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Laoru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laouriya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahourey | 67 | 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
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- 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 Laourou
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