Louise Surname
Approximately 22,043 people bear this surname
Louise Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 4,814 | 1:2,823 | 498 |
| Rwanda | 3,411 | 1:3,332 | 821 |
| DR Congo | 2,901 | 1:25,467 | 3,200 |
| France | 2,131 | 1:31,170 | 3,792 |
| United States | 1,834 | 1:197,633 | 19,481 |
| Australia | 1,252 | 1:21,562 | 2,987 |
| Mauritius | 1,232 | 1:1,050 | 119 |
| England | 1,061 | 1:52,515 | 6,445 |
| Seychelles | 393 | 1:235 | 33 |
| Indonesia | 328 | 1:403,199 | 34,161 |
| Canada | 316 | 1:116,600 | 12,375 |
| New Zealand | 312 | 1:14,514 | 2,547 |
| Brazil | 247 | 1:866,698 | 31,229 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Ivory Coast | 133 | 1:173,468 | 7,776 |
| India | 123 | 1:6,236,304 | 144,239 |
| South Africa | 120 | 1:451,481 | 38,064 |
| Denmark | 76 | 1:74,273 | 7,314 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Netherlands | 62 | 1:272,374 | 33,874 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Venezuela | 55 | 1:549,165 | 10,134 |
| Wales | 55 | 1:56,264 | 5,128 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| Philippines | 40 | 1:2,530,956 | 131,537 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Uruguay | 36 | 1:95,327 | 9,476 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Liberia | 29 | 1:152,018 | 10,911 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Lebanon | 20 | 1:281,854 | 9,826 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saint Lucia | 8 | 1:22,348 | 1,601 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
The alternate forms: Louíse (2) & Louisé (1) are calculated separately.
Louise (1,179,829) may also be a first name.
Louise Demographics
Average Male Louise Height
175.53 cm
Average Female Louise Height
162.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Louise Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Louise Come From? nationality or country of origin
Louise (Arabic: لويسى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﻳﺰ, Hindi: लुईस, Marathi: लुईस, Oriya: ଲୁଇସ୍, Tibetan: ལུ་སི་) is more frequently found in Chad than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Louíse or Louisé. Click here for other potential spellings of Louise.
How Common Is The Last Name Louise? popularity and diffusion
The surname Louise is the 24,513th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 330,606 people. The last name Louise is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Louise are found; 22 percent are found in West Africa and 22 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Louise is also the 703rd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 1,179,829 people.
Louise is most commonly occurring in Chad, where it is held by 4,814 people, or 1 in 2,823. Barring Chad this surname exists in 115 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 15 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.
Louise Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Louise has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Louise last name expanded 1,931 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 7,579 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,467 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Louise Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Louise last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Maronite (20%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Louise are 4.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.53% registered with the political party.
The amount Louise earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning R 286,692 per year; in United States they earn 14.2% less than the national average, earning $37,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.14% less than the national average, earning $40,670 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Louise Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Louise in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻮﻳﺰ | alwyz | - |
| Louise in the Hindi language | ||
| लुईस | lu'isa | - |
| Louise in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁଇସ୍ | lu'is | - |
| Louise in the Marathi language | ||
| लुईस | lu'isa | 57.14 |
| लौईसे | lau'ise | 14.29 |
| लोपीस | lopisa | 14.29 |
| लुईसा | lu'isa | 14.29 |
| Louise in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལུ་སི་ | lusi | 50 |
| ལུ་ཡིས་ | luyi | 50 |
| Louise in the Arabic language | ||
| لويسى | lwysy | - |
| لويسي | lwysy | - |
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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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