Ouatara Surname

521,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624 people bear this surname

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

Ouatara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouatara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso4351:42,1892,058
Ivory Coast1191:193,8768,405
Niger231:834,43619,133
Senegal141:1,041,3823,211
Guinea81:1,479,2271,724
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
France21:33,211,361423,184
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Ouatara (53) may also be a first name.

Ouatara Last Name Facts

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

Ouatara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﺗﺮﺍ) is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouatara? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 521,266th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Ouatara live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ouatara is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 53 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 435 people, or 1 in 42,189. In Burkina Faso Ouatara is primarily found in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 60 percent are found, Cascades Region, where 31 percent are found and Centre Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Burkina Faso Ouatara is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ouatara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ouatara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﺍﺗﺮﺍwatra50
ﻭﺍﺗﺎﺭﻯwatary50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ouatara
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