Laure Surname
Approximately 15,491 people bear this surname
Laure Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 3,985 | 1:25,405 | 3,432 |
| Chad | 3,562 | 1:3,816 | 635 |
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| France | 1,955 | 1:33,976 | 4,137 |
| Indonesia | 481 | 1:274,946 | 24,800 |
| Cameroon | 325 | 1:63,905 | 8,125 |
| Austria | 284 | 1:29,984 | 4,831 |
| Brazil | 264 | 1:810,888 | 29,394 |
| Latvia | 227 | 1:9,031 | 1,327 |
| Argentina | 219 | 1:195,175 | 16,241 |
| United States | 192 | 1:1,887,807 | 122,674 |
| Nigeria | 185 | 1:957,528 | 40,908 |
| Dominican Republic | 177 | 1:58,943 | 2,908 |
| Spain | 131 | 1:356,886 | 20,305 |
| Mexico | 118 | 1:1,051,917 | 13,496 |
| Mauritius | 111 | 1:11,652 | 2,532 |
| Germany | 90 | 1:894,505 | 63,669 |
| Peru | 72 | 1:441,446 | 13,396 |
| Ivory Coast | 63 | 1:366,210 | 12,917 |
| Slovenia | 55 | 1:45,230 | 7,852 |
| Haiti | 54 | 1:197,850 | 7,674 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Seychelles | 41 | 1:2,253 | 462 |
| Panama | 39 | 1:100,314 | 3,825 |
| Russia | 38 | 1:3,792,712 | 188,390 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Taiwan | 31 | 1:756,282 | 5,404 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Bolivia | 9 | 1:1,179,604 | 5,290 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Guinea | 6 | 1:1,972,303 | 1,775 |
| Saint Lucia | 6 | 1:29,797 | 1,820 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 82 | 1:612,423 | 40,920 |
The alternate forms: Lauré (6) & Laurė (1) are calculated separately.
Laure (164,220) may also be a first name.
Laure Demographics
Laure Political Affiliation
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Laure Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laure Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laure (Arabic: لور, Bengali: লাউরে, Georgian: ლაურე, Hindi: लौरे, Marathi: लाऊरे, Russian: Лауре) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may appear as a variant: Lauré or Laurė. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laure? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,224th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 470,437 people. The last name Laure occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Laure reside; 29 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 25 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 6,412th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 164,220 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,985 people, or 1 in 25,405. In The Philippines Laure is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 21 percent reside, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Visayas, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines Laure occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 23 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 16 percent reside.
Laure Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Laure has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laure last name increased 234 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 356 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Laure Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Laure are 6.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.49% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Laure earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.69% more than the national average, earning 493,825 kr per year; in Peru they earn 25.46% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,450 per year; in United States they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning $40,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.58% more than the national average, earning $53,448 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laure Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laure in the Georgian language | ||
| ლაურე | laure | - |
| Laure in the Bengali language | ||
| লাউরে | la'ure | - |
| Laure in the Hindi language | ||
| लौरे | laure | - |
| Laure in the Marathi language | ||
| लाऊरे | la'ure | - |
| Laure in the Russian language | ||
| Лауре | laure | - |
| Laure in the Arabic language | ||
| لور | lwr | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laure
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