Ouave Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

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

Ouave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2871:63,9452,534
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Ouave (11) may also be a first name.

Ouave Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ouave is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouave? popularity and diffusion

It is the 917,199th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ouave reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ouave is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 63,945. In Burkina Faso Ouave is primarily found in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 97 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 3 percent reside and Centre Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso it occurs in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouavet9138/
Gouave9113/
Oave8913/
Gouaveh8313/
Ouawe8059/
Oaive8038/
Ouabe8035/
Hoave8014/
Oaveu8012/
Ooave806/
Oaver801/
Ouavi801/
Ohave801/
Aouve801/
Uuave801/
Oaved801/
Goave801/
Ouabed73879/
Ouyabe73265/
Gouabe73236/
Ouaoue7331/
Ouiawe739/
Eouawe738/
Ayoave737/
Ouhabe736/
Ouahbe734/
Ohavez733/
Houawe732/
Ouabes732/
Ouabeh731/
Hoaver731/
Oujeve731/
Goavey731/
O'Haver67252/
Oabe67240/
Aove6774/
Ouahoue6718/
Ouahabe6710/
Ojhaved676/
Hauyave674/
Oava674/
Oheavey673/
Houabes673/
Gouabeh671/
Asuyave671/
Oawe671/
Ayohave671/
Ayouabe671/
Houahue671/
Ouayoue671/
Oujeved671/
Otayave671/
Ahouvey671/
Hohavey670/

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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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  • 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 Ouave
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