Oufou Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Gabon

Oufou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oufou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Oufou (11) may also be a first name.

Oufou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oufou is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oufou? popularity and diffusion

Oufou is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Oufou is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Oufou reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Oufou is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is primarily found in: Dosso Region, where 50 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 50 percent reside. Not including Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 25 percent reside and Gabon, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oufoue9169/
Goufou9112/
Houfou914/
Oudfou911/
Ofou89495/
Oufu897/
Ufou895/
Oufo894/
Ouffoue837,223/
Houfoue8316/
Oufouet8313/
Ouffoué8312/
Oussfou836/
Gouffou831/
Oufoued831/
Ouefo80323/
Goufo80169/
Offou8050/
Opfou805/
Ufouh804/
Ouffo803/
Ufout803/
Ofoue803/
Gofou803/
Houfo802/
Ofous802/
Hufou801/
Ofouh801/
Houfu801/
Ouffouet771,730/
Houffoue77210/
Houfouet776/
Ouzfouch775/
Houffoué771/
Ouefouet771/
Ouffouee771/
Ouffoueh771/
Ouchfoud771/
Ofo75857/
Ufo75444/
Ufu75114/
Gouffo73126/
Ofouya7360/
Offoue7343/
Ofojuo7334/
Gouefo7327/
Goifou7310/
Uffout734/
Ofouye732/
Ouffus731/
Oufayo731/
Oyefou731/
Houfoh731/
Houefo731/
Hoffou731/
Oueffo731/
Oufaiu731/
Oufoyi731/
Ouefue731/
Houffouet71161/
Ufot6718,160/
Ofoe674,782/
Gufu671,837/
Offo671,304/
Ufoh67695/
Oufa67638/
Afou67539/
Ufoo67485/
Ofoh67406/
Ofoi67384/
Ufuo67377/
Aufo6798/
Uffo6796/
Ofuo6788/
Gofo6777/
Ofot6773/
Ofoy6757/
Uefu6744/
Ouphoue6742/
Ofod6738/
Hufouye6732/
Ofoa6727/
Ufui6724/
Hufu6724/
Ufut6721/
Aufu6720/
Opfo6718/
Houeffo6717/
Gufo6717/
Ufod6715/
Usfu6714/
Ufus678/
Ufau678/
Ufoi678/
Hofo677/
Ufoy676/
Ufeu675/
Offouet675/
Upfu675/
Osfo674/
Utfu674/
Ofoo673/
Ufho673/
Uffu673/
Usfo672/
Ofop672/
Offojuo672/
Ufuu672/
Uyfu672/
Gouffau672/
Eufo672/
Ufue672/
Ufoe672/
Uhfu672/
Upfo672/
Uyfo672/
Ofos671/
Hoffouy671/
Hufo671/
Ufuh671/
Oifo671/
Ofho671/
O'Foust671/
Ufuy671/
Goueffo671/
Auffoue671/
Offouyi671/
Oyfo671/
Owfo671/
Ofuu671/
Ofgo671/
Ofoj671/
Ufgo671/
Ufgu671/
Ufup671/
Uofo671/
Ujfu671/
Uvfo671/
Uzfo671/
Offoust670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Oufou
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