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

Oufou occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oufou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Oufou is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Oufou live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa. Oufou is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

The surname Oufou is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is most numerous in: Dosso Region, where 50 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 50 percent live. Other than Niger this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 25 percent live and Gabon, where 25 percent live.

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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