Laó Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Laó Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Lao (485,953), Laõ (1), Láo (2), Lào (2) & Lãõ (1) are calculated separately.
Laó Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laó Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laó occurs most in Spain. It can also appear as a variant: Lao, Laõ, Láo, Lào or Lãõ. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Laó? popularity and diffusion
Laó is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Laó live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 5,844,004. In Spain it is most frequent in: Andalusia, where 63 percent live, Aragon, where 13 percent live and Catalonia, where 13 percent live. Other than Spain this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Puerto Rico, where 23 percent live and Cuba, where 8 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 Laó
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