Oubek Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Oubek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 62 | 1:66,046 | 4,544 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Oubek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oubek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oubek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺑﻚ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oubek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,414,640th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oubek reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
It is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 66,046. In Mauritania Oubek is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 19 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 18 percent reside and Guidimagha Region, where 18 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oubek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oubek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺑﻚ | awbk | 64.29 |
| ﺃﻭﺑﻚ | awbk | 28.57 |
| ﺑﻚ | bk | 3.57 |
| ﺁﻭﺑﻚ | awbk | 3.57 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Oubek
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis