Louniss Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Louniss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Louniss (14) may also be a first name.
Louniss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Louniss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Louniss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﻧﻴﺲ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Louniss? popularity and diffusion
Louniss is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Louniss live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 33 percent reside and France, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Louniss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Louniss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻮﻧﻴﺲ | lwnys | - |
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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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- 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 Louniss
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