Ouaigalo Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Ouaigalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ouaigalo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
France21:33,211,361423,184

Ouaigalo Last Name Facts

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

Ouaigalo occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouaigalo? popularity and diffusion

Ouaigalo is the 5,587,209th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Ouaigalo live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,835,210. In Burkina Faso Ouaigalo is most prevalent in: Sahel Region, where 90 percent are found and Est Region, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Burkina Faso it exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouagalo935/
Ouigalo931/
Ouaygalo881/
Ouayegalo821/
Ouagala80209/
Goagalo807/
Houagala755/
Ouangolo752/
Ouangala751/
Ahingalo751/
Houagalah711/
Houangala711/
Oagolo711/
Gouagoulo711/
Aougala672/
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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 Ouaigalo
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