Laouye Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Laouye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Laouye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laouye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laouye occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laouye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Laouye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Laouye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
The surname Laouye is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is most common in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Niger it is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 33 percent live.
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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 Laouye
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