Ouarba Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

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

Ouarba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouarba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso311:592,0037,564
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806

Ouarba (268) may also be a first name.

Ouarba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ouarba occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouarba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Ouarba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouarba are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 543,171st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 268 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 592,003. In Burkina Faso Ouarba is mostly found in: Centre-Est Region, where 48 percent are found, Centre-Sud Region, where 45 percent are found and Centre Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Burkina Faso it is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouharba92136/
Gouarba921/
Ouarbga921/
Ouaharba861/
Ouarbi83241/
Aourba832/
Houarbi7710/
Oarby734/
Oarbi732/
Hoharbat713/
Goharbai711/
Gouarbou711/
Hoarbach710/
Ayorba672/
Aorbat672/
Ejorba671/
Âgarba671/
Oarwaz671/
Aoruaa671/
Goarva671/

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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 Ouarba
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