Ouarme Surname

63,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,891 people bear this surname

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

Ouarme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouarme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso7,5201:2,440334
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Ivory Coast451:512,69416,131
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Ouarmé (1) are calculated separately.

Ouarme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ouarme has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It may also occur as a variant: Ouarmé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouarme? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,480th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 923,526 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouarme reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 7,520 people, or 1 in 2,440. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Nord Region, where 92 percent live, Centre Region, where 3 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Burkina Faso Ouarme occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 4 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouarmé941/
Ouarmer921/
Ouarma833,114/
Ouorme831/
Oaurme831/
Oarmer831/
Ouairem77273/
Ouharma7710/
Ouharmi774/
Uharmer770/
Aorme735/
Oarma731/
Oharm730/
Ohaurzme711/
Ahorme6722/
Aourmi679/
Gaourm671/
Ahourma6254/
Ouhorma621/
Ahearme620/
Aorm603/
Ojhormey570/
Yearm552/
Aorma551/
Eaarm551/
Yeearm506/
Uoorma501/
Uhorma501/
Ejormi501/
Geaorm500/

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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
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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 Ouarme
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