Ou Surname

318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,663,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Ou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,602,2891:853111
Taiwan36,5771:64170
Thailand4,4671:15,8131,174
Morocco4,0551:8,5021,135
United States3,9441:91,90110,335
Singapore2,0931:2,631233
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Hong Kong1,7011:4,312221
France8781:75,65210,619
Canada8281:44,5005,484
Japan7431:172,0658,269
Australia5271:51,2256,350
Malaysia3601:81,9285,766
Macau3511:1,714202
Burkina Faso2431:75,5232,773
Cambodia1931:80,2442,208
New Zealand1681:26,9544,714
Spain1641:285,07317,466
England1431:389,63727,109
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
Papua New Guinea1161:70,2919,164
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Moldova1041:34,2445,364
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Belize241:14,8111,562
Guam211:7,6251,143
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Finland161:343,54424,270
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Norway71:734,61250,907
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tonga41:26,828461
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: (4) & (3) are calculated separately.

Ou (143,316) may also be a first name.

Ou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻡ, Hindi: ओउ, Marathi: ओऊ, Oriya: ଓଉ) is found in China more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: or . Click here for further possible spellings of Ou.

How Common Is The Last Name Ou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 318th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,382 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ou reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 7,312th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 143,316 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in China, where it is held by 1,602,289 people, or 1 in 853. Apart from China it is found in 104 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.

Ou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ou has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ou surname grew 30,338 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ou surname are 12.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.7% less than the national average, earning 201,774 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,850 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning R 234,672 per year; in United States they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $47,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning $54,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
834/
833/
Hou804,316,647/
Gou80560,541/
Oud805,223/
Oue803,704/
Out802,779/
Ohu80767/
Ous80549/
Ouz80516/
Ouj80321/
Ouy80279/
Ouh80169/
Oup8028/
Eou8015/
Oué805/
Oux802/
O671,853,071/
U67304,354/
Oued6760,986/
Goue6713,188/
Ouya676,363/
Hout674,089/
Houy673,043/
Houd672,912/
Ouja672,886/
Eyou672,673/
Ayou671,435/
Ouha671,387/
Houx671,369/
Ehou671,300/
Gouh671,055/
Houp67943/
Houe67938/
Oujo67661/
Ouhe67611/
Aoue67576/
Hous67527/
Ouss67502/
Ajou67416/
Ouye67399/
Oudt67336/
Ouch67187/
Houh67184/
Ouia67152/
Houz67139/
Aiou67139/
Hohu67134/
Ouji67112/
Oust6770/
Ouet6770/
Outt6757/
Oush6755/
Ojuo6755/
Oyau6753/
Ouyo6750/
Ouje6747/
Oueh6740/
Oyuo6739/
Oudz6730/
Outs6724/
Oudh6723/
Houé6720/
Auou6716/
Oues6716/
Houj6715/
Oiau6711/
Ouie6710/
Ouds675/
Youu674/
Ouiy673/
Ouez673/
Uoou672/
Ouhd672/
Hgou672/
Ouph671/
Outd671/
Ouzt671/
Eouh671/
Ouep671/
Eout671/
Ouhy671/
Ouéd671/
O'Au671/
O'Ou671/
Gouë671/
Héou671/
Eous671/
Ouyt671/
Ousj671/
Ousp671/
Ouyy671/
Ouyz671/
Ouzs671/
Oupp671/
Ouht671/
Ouhz671/
Ouii671/
Oujt671/
Oucz671/
Uouu671/
Eoux671/
Oult670/
Uoue670/

Ou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ou in the Marathi language
ओऊo'u-
Ou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻡam71.43
ﺃﻡam28.57
Ou in the Hindi language
ओउo'u60
ओूou40
Ou in the Oriya language
ଓଉo'u33.33
ୌau33.33
au33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ou
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