Ouabo Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ouabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2331:89,13810,727
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

Ouabo (44) may also be a first name.

Ouabo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ouabo is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouabo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ouabo is the 988,329th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ouabo reside; 90 percent reside in Central Africa and 90 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name globally It is held by 44 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 89,138. In Cameroon Ouabo is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 49 percent live, West Region, where 30 percent live and Littoral Region, where 18 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouaboa911,264/
Ouabou91929/
Houabo9128/
Gouabo9126/
Ouabgo915/
Ouaboh914/
Ouhabo911/
Oabo8923/
Gouabou83258/
Ouaabou83247/
Ouaboud83102/
Ouabout834/
Ouahabo833/
Ouhabou832/
Houaboh831/
Ouaboup831/
Ouaibou831/
Ouaba802,050/
Ouobo8078/
Ohabo8019/
Goabo803/
Ouawo802/
Hoabo802/
Oabho801/
Auabo801/
Ouabouch77445/
Ayouabou7732/
Ouahabou7714/
Auouabou771/
Ouahba73453/
Ouaaba73273/
Ojiabo73267/
Ouabah73220/
Ohuaba7326/
Uyeabo7318/
Ojeabo7314/
Ouoboa7311/
Ogiabo7311/
Gouobo7311/
Goabou737/
Oyeabo734/
Gouaba733/
Oheabo733/
Oyiabo732/
Ouobou732/
Ohuobo732/
Ouabad732/
Houaba732/
Gooabo731/
Ouabas731/
Ouhaba731/
Ouabaa731/
Ojoabo731/
Ojaobo731/
Auabou731/
Goaboy731/
Yeoubo731/
Hoaboa731/
Oabout730/
Ojeabuo67221/
Aobo67108/
Ouampou6758/
Yehoubo6720/
Ojiabuo6716/
Ayeoubo6713/
Ouasbaa678/
Ouabach677/
Oawo675/
Gouabaa674/
Ouhabaz674/
Ouahaba673/
Oaba673/
Gouawou672/
Ojiaboh672/
Ouhaiba671/
Gouabga671/
Gohoubo671/
Ouhabaa671/
Ojeaboh671/
Houhaba671/
Houavou671/
Ouatbaa671/
Ouabass671/
O'Abood671/
Gaoubou671/

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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 Ouabo
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