Louan Surname
Approximately 1,604 people bear this surname
Louan Surname Definition:
William de Loven is mentioned in Normandy 1180-95 (Magna Rotul. Scaccarii Normanniæ): Robert de Lovent, John his son, and Henry de Lovent, in Buckinghamshire; William de Lovent in Bedfordshire, during the reign of Edward I. - Rotuli Hundredorum.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 1,559 | 1:14,799 | 1,177 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Louan (1,145) may also be a first name.
Louan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
William de Loven is mentioned in Normandy 1180-95 (Magna Rotul. Scaccarii Normanniæ): Robert de Lovent, John his son, and Henry de Lovent, in Buckinghamshire; William de Lovent in Bedfordshire, during the reign of Edward I. - Rotuli Hundredorum. Unless this be an interpolation, it cannot refer to the noble family of Lovaine of Estains in Essex, who descended from Henry IV., Duke of Brabant, by Maud, daughter of Matthew, Earl of Flanders, and bore Gules, a fesse Argent between ten billets Or. Their ancestor Godfrey was this Duke’s younger son, and held in 1200 the Honour of Eye in Suffolk, which had been given to the Duchess of Lovaine in Richard I.’s time.—Dugdale.
Louan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Louan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Louan occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Louan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 247,845th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,543,358 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Louan are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Mande Africa. Louan is also the 235,200th most numerous first name globally It is held by 1,145 people.
The surname Louan is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,559 people, or 1 in 14,799. In The Ivory Coast Louan is most frequent in: Montagnes District, where 64 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 19 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 4 percent are found. Apart from The Ivory Coast it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.
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