Ouedraogo Surname

306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,721,248 people bear this surname

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

Ouedraogo Surname User-submission:

The surname Ouedraogo is of West African origin, specifically from the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. It is derived from the name of the semi-legendary Ouedraogo, who is believed to have founded the Mossi Kingdoms in the 11th century. It means 'son of the elephant' in the Mossi language.

Ouedraogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,689,0801:111
Mali13,3591:1,270136
Ivory Coast9,2061:2,506249
Togo2,5201:2,876401
Ghana2,0781:13,0031,707
France1,4891:44,6095,666
Morocco9201:37,4746,047
Gabon5561:3,398592
United States5511:657,82052,659
Canada2081:177,14217,704
Benin1641:63,0227,752
Senegal1301:112,1491,102
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Belgium1161:99,10915,136
Niger711:270,3108,391
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Australia491:550,93340,757
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
England391:1,428,66862,556
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Congo161:311,8189,139
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Tunisia151:40,7085,720
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Monaco121:3,089236
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Libya91:693,7751,982
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Guinea51:2,366,7631,841
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380

The alternate forms: Ouédraogo (1,372) & Ouèdraogo (2) are calculated separately.

Ouedraogo (3,948) may also be a first name.

Ouedraogo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ouedraogo is of West African origin, specifically from the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. It is derived from the name of the semi-legendary Ouedraogo, who is believed to have founded the Mossi Kingdoms in the 11th century. It means 'son of the elephant' in the Mossi language.

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Ouedraogo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ouedraogo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺩﺭﺍﻛﻮ) has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It may appear as: Ouédraogo or Ouèdraogo. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouedraogo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 306th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,234 people. Ouedraogo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouedraogo are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 111,335th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 3,948 people.

Ouedraogo is the most commonly held surname in one country:Burkina Faso, where 98 percent reside. The last name is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 1,689,080 people, or 1 in 11. In Burkina Faso Ouedraogo is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 21 percent reside, Nord Region, where 20 percent reside and Centre-Nord Region, where 19 percent reside. Other than Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 83 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 1 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Ouedraogo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ouedraogo last name are 41.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ouedraogo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.49% less than the national average, earning €4,358 per year; in Norway they earn 24.52% less than the national average, earning 261,237 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.29% less than the national average, earning R 111,000 per year; in United States they earn 31.82% less than the national average, earning $29,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.49% less than the national average, earning $36,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ouedraogo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ouedraogo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻭﺩﺭﺍﻛﻮwwdrakw-

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