Ouarma Surname

142,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,114 people bear this surname

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

Ouarma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouarma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso3,0901:5,939651
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Ouarma Last Name Facts

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

Ouarma occurs most in Burkina Faso. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouarma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 142,800th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,340,252 people. Ouarma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ouarma are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ouarma is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 3,090 people, or 1 in 5,939. In Burkina Faso it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 21 percent reside, Centre-Nord Region, where 19 percent reside and Nord Region, where 16 percent reside. Beside Burkina Faso this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouarmas9215/
Ouharma9210/
Oarma911/
Ouarme837,891/
Ouarmé831/
Ahourma7754/
Ouharmi774/
Ouhorma771/
Ouarmer771/
Aorma731/
Aourmi679/
Yearma674/
Uhorma671/
Aormah671/
Uoorma671/
Ouorme671/
Oarmer671/
Oaurme671/
Yearmma624/
Ijiorma623/
Yeearma621/
Ojormah621/
Uharmer620/
Hajiarma572/
Ohaurzme571/
Ejiormah571/
Aorme555/
Aormo554/
Hayeearma534/
Ahiaarmah531/
Ahorme5022/
Ojormo501/
Ejormi501/
Yearmo500/

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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 Ouarma
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