Louay Surname
Approximately 3,724 people bear this surname
Louay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2,327 | 1:15,050 | 1,000 |
| Egypt | 976 | 1:94,196 | 8,120 |
| Syria | 374 | 1:51,607 | 2,655 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Louay (80,514) may also be a first name.
Louay Demographics
Average Louay Salary in
United States
$44,825 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Louay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Louay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Louay (Arabic: لئى) is more frequently found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Louay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Louay is the 122,698th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,956,914 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Louay live; 73 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Levant. It is also the 12,288th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 80,514 people.
The last name is most common in Iraq, where it is carried by 2,327 people, or 1 in 15,050. Apart from Iraq this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 26 percent live and Syria, where 10 percent live.
Louay Last Name Statistics demography
Louay earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,825 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Louay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Louay in the Arabic language | ||
| لئى | lyy | - |
| لؤي | lwy | - |
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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 Louay
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