Oueiss Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Oueiss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 61 | 1:67,129 | 4,615 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Oueiss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oueiss Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oueiss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺲ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oueiss? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,168,711th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Oueiss live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 67,129. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 28 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 18 percent live and Brakna Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Mauritania it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houeiss | 92 | 172 | / |
| Oueisse | 92 | 19 | / |
| Aoueiss | 92 | 18 | / |
| Woueiss | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oueis | 91 | 49 | / |
| Ouiss | 91 | 12 | / |
| Oeiss | 91 | 3 | / |
| Aoueisse | 86 | 7 | / |
| D'Oueiss | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ouisse | 83 | 582 | / |
| Oweiss | 83 | 293 | / |
| Ouaiss | 83 | 260 | / |
| Gouiss | 83 | 171 | / |
| Houeis | 83 | 13 | / |
| Oueyss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ouihss | 83 | 1 | / |
| Goueis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ouis | 80 | 8,739 | / |
| Ouei | 80 | 847 | / |
| Oeis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ueis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houisse | 77 | 308 | / |
| Houaiss | 77 | 35 | / |
| Youhess | 77 | 26 | / |
| Haueiss | 77 | 3 | / |
| Houiess | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouehi | 73 | 2,671 | / |
| Oweis | 73 | 1,828 | / |
| Houis | 73 | 880 | / |
| Ouais | 73 | 371 | / |
| Gouei | 73 | 241 | / |
| Houei | 73 | 147 | / |
| Ohuei | 73 | 120 | / |
| Gouis | 73 | 91 | / |
| Youis | 73 | 16 | / |
| Goeis | 73 | 14 | / |
| Ojeis | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ouise | 73 | 12 | / |
| Oueid | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ojuis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oueiz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ouist | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oueai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ieiss | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oyeis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ueist | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aouei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oueie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Oei | 67 | 3,205 | / |
| Oui | 67 | 1,175 | / |
| Gouehi | 67 | 625 | / |
| Haueis | 67 | 489 | / |
| Uei | 67 | 225 | / |
| Aweiss | 67 | 117 | / |
| Gouais | 67 | 87 | / |
| Houeyi | 67 | 81 | / |
| Ohueyi | 67 | 66 | / |
| Ahouei | 67 | 59 | / |
| Houehi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wouehi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Houise | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ouysse | 67 | 13 | / |
| Howeis | 67 | 12 | / |
| Heueis | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ojuise | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyeise | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houais | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houeij | 67 | 3 | / |
| Youhei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Houist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houaes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houeid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohuehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oueich | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Weis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wieiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haoueesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hojeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youhes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aouehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouehid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyeiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyihs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhehi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouehie | 67 | 1 | / |
Oueiss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oueiss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﺲ | wys | - |
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Footnotes
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