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 surname Omarou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﺎﺭﻭ) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Omarou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 543,414th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. The last name Omarou is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Omarou live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Omarou is also the 312,341st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 700 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 28,010. In Benin it is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 34 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 28 percent are found and Collines Department, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Benin this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
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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