Ouelego Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Ouelego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouelego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263

Ouelego Last Name Facts

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

Ouelego is most common in Burkina Faso. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouelego? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ouelego reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Ouelego is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,039,122. In Burkina Faso Ouelego is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 56 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 22 percent live and Centre-Est Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houelego9348/
Oulego9294/
Aouelegou881/
Ouelega8610/
Ojelego861/
Welego77132/
Belego7729/
Yelego7719/
Oulega774/
Velego772/
Gouligo717/
Ojilego711/
Beleago711/
Belegou711/
Ouleiga711/
Ojliego711/
Oyelega711/
Ojelega711/
Eallegos671/
Ojilegho671/
Ohiolego671/
Geallego671/
Gaellego670/

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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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  • 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 Ouelego
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