Oubala Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Oubala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 45 | 1:426,489 | 11,711 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Oubala (15) may also be a first name.
Oubala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oubala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oubala is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oubala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,414,640th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. Oubala is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Oubala reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Oubala is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Niger, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 426,489. In Niger Oubala is most numerous in: Agadez Region, where 96 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 2 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Niger it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and Gabon, where 6 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Oubala
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