Ouala Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Ouala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 34 | 1:678,566 | 19,270 |
| Burkina Faso | 16 | 1:1,147,006 | 10,865 |
| Algeria | 14 | 1:2,759,396 | 44,963 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ouala (142) may also be a first name.
Ouala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ouala is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Ouala is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ouala live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ouala is also the 775,413th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 142 people.
This last name is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 678,566. In The Ivory Coast Ouala is mostly found in: Montagnes District, where 68 percent reside, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 18 percent reside and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 9 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent reside and Algeria, where 17 percent reside.
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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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