Ouamarou Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Ouamarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 83 | 1:231,229 | 7,510 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
The alternate forms: Ouãmarou (3) & Ouàmarou (1) are calculated separately.
Ouamarou (65) may also be a first name.
Ouamarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouamarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ouamarou has its highest incidence in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms: Ouãmarou or Ouàmarou. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouamarou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,980,395th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouamarou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 65 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 231,229. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 33 percent live, Dosso Region, where 23 percent live and Zinder Region, where 20 percent live. Aside from Niger it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent live and Benin, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouãmarou | 96 | 3 | / |
| Ouàmarou | 96 | 1 | / |
| Oamarou | 93 | 11 | / |
| Ouomarou | 88 | 20 | / |
| Aoumarou | 88 | 19 | / |
| Âoumarou | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ouamarui | 88 | 1 | / |
| Oamaru | 86 | 24 | / |
| Oamaro | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ououmarou | 82 | 3 | / |
| Ouamara | 80 | 1,508 | / |
| Ouamoru | 80 | 36 | / |
| Ohamaro | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oamorou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ohamaru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gouamourou | 78 | 5 | / |
| Ohamairo | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hoamarau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ouaamara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oamara | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ohamara | 67 | 705 | / |
| Aoumara | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ajomaru | 67 | 22 | / |
| Oamarai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Eyomaru | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ejomaru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ojomaru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oamaree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohomaro | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Ouamarou
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