Ouela Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Ouela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 65 | 1:354,942 | 12,641 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Ouela (88) may also be a first name.
Ouela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ouela is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouela? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,121,169th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Ouela are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 88 people.
The last name Ouela is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 354,942. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 80 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 12 percent are found and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 2 percent are found. Excluding The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 11 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 4 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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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