Ouadane Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Ouadane Surname User-submission:

This last name is from Mauritania. It means 'one who came from Ouadane', a city in Mauritania.

Ouadane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria7881:49,0258,511
Mauritania191:215,51910,553
France21:33,211,361423,184

Ouadane Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This last name is from Mauritania. It means 'one who came from Ouadane', a city in Mauritania.

- Ariel G

Ouadane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ouadane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺩﺍﻥ) is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ouadane.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouadane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 427,014th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,008,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouadane reside; 97 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 788 people, or 1 in 49,025. In Algeria Ouadane is most numerous in: Djelfa Province, where 72 percent reside, Relizane Province, where 20 percent reside and Tiaret Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Algeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 2 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ouadane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ouadane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺩﺍﻥwdan-

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