Oualia Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Oualia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 19 | 1:965,900 | 9,829 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oualia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oualia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oualia occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oualia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Oualia is the 3,100,440th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Oualia reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 965,900. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 53 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 26 percent are found and Sud-Ouest Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Burkina Faso this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent are found and Algeria, where 13 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Oualia
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