O'Laoire Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Laoire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Laoire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland461:102,3685,449
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

O'Laoire Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Laoire Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Laoire is held by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of O'Laoire click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Laoire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 102 percent of O'Laoire reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname O'Laoire is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 102,368. In Ireland O'Laoire is most frequent in: Leinster, where 48 percent reside, Munster, where 43 percent reside and Connaught, where 2 percent reside. Barring Ireland this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Olaoire931/
Olaore865,644/
Olaoore8025/
Olajore804/
Olaores802/
Olaorei801/
Olauore801/
Olayore801/
Olaoere801/
Olaor771/
Oloajire752/
Olaere7137/
Oleair717/
Otlaor715/
Olahir715/
Olaora714/
Alaore713/
Olajor712/
Oloare711/
Oloere711/
Olaori711/
Olayor711/
Olayori67885/
Olajori67208/
Alahore6715/
Olajier676/
Olajorh673/
Olaojor673/
Elahire671/
Golahir671/
Golaori671/
Alaorre671/
Alaoure671/
Olgauir671/
Olagiar671/
Olahira671/
Olahora671/
Olaiyer671/
Oluoare671/
Aliaore671/

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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 O'Laoire
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