Ouaboua Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Ouaboua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouaboua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso531:346,2665,749
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ouaboua Last Name Facts

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

Ouaboua is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouaboua? popularity and diffusion

Ouaboua is the 2,075,631st most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouaboua live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 63 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 346,266. In Burkina Faso Ouaboua is primarily concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 75 percent are found, Est Region, where 23 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Burkina Faso Ouaboua occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 34 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houaboua9311/
Ouabouha931/
Ouaboa921,264/
Ouaboui861/
Ouoboa7711/
Hoaboa771/
Ayouabouo751/
Eyoboua7114/
Ayoboua719/
Aouwaou711/
Ouabaes711/
Ahoboua711/
Oyoboua711/
Ouobouo711/
Ouawouo711/
Haouwaou6787/
Oabao671/
Gouawouo671/

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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
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  • 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 Ouaboua
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