Ouena Surname
Approximately 8,595 people bear this surname
Ouena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 8,585 | 1:2,138 | 309 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Ouéna (1) are calculated separately.
Ouena (27) may also be a first name.
Ouena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ouena (Russian: Оуэна) has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It can be found as: Ouéna. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouena? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ouena is the 58,755th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 847,882 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouena reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held forename throughout the world It is held by 27 people.
The last name is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 8,585 people, or 1 in 2,138. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Sud Region, where 95 percent are found, Centre Region, where 4 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 0 percent are found. Other than Burkina Faso Ouena occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and Chad, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ouena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ouena in the Russian language | ||
| Оуэна | ouena | - |
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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 Ouena
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