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 surname Ouamarou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ouãmarou or Ouàmarou. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouamarou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,980,395th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouamarou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ouamarou is also the 1,212,820th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 65 people.
The last name Ouamarou is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 231,229. In Niger it is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 33 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 23 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Niger this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
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
- 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 Ouamarou
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