Oamarou Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Oamarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Oamarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oamarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oamarou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﺎﺭﻭ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oamarou.
How Common Is The Last Name Oamarou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Oamarou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oamarou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,838,403. In Niger it is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 40 percent live, Dosso Region, where 20 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 20 percent live. Besides Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouamarou | 93 | 89 | / |
| Oamaru | 92 | 24 | / |
| Oamaro | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ohamaro | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ohamaru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oamorou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ouomarou | 80 | 20 | / |
| Aoumarou | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ohamairo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Âoumarou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ouãmarou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hoamarau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouamarui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouàmarou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oamara | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ououmarou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ouamara | 71 | 1,508 | / |
| Ohamara | 71 | 705 | / |
| Ouamoru | 71 | 36 | / |
| Oamarai | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gouamourou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ojomaru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ohomaro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oamaree | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oammarat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouaamara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohaamara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojiamara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohamarah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyomarho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aoumara | 57 | 49 | / |
| Ojomoru | 57 | 27 | / |
| Ohamora | 57 | 7 | / |
| Aomaree | 57 | 6 | / |
| Ojomoro | 57 | 2 | / |
| Oyomara | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ohomara | 57 | 1 | / |
| Goamora | 57 | 1 | / |
| Aomaraie | 53 | 11 | / |
| Oyomoura | 53 | 2 | / |
| Aoumaree | 53 | 1 | / |
| Haoumara | 53 | 1 | / |
Oamarou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oamarou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻤﺎﺭﻭ | marw | - |
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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 Oamarou
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