Omarou Surname
Approximately 590 people bear this surname
Omarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 369 | 1:28,010 | 3,700 |
| Niger | 142 | 1:135,155 | 5,116 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Omarou (700) may also be a first name.
Omarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omarou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﺎﺭﻭ) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omarou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 543,414th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Omarou are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 312,341st most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 700 people.
Omarou is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 28,010. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 34 percent live, Alibori Department, where 28 percent live and Collines Department, where 12 percent live. Other than Benin this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omarou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omarou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻤﺎﺭﻭ | marw | 87.5 |
| ﻋﻤﺎﺭ | mar | 12.5 |
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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 Omarou
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