Ouiga Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

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

Ouiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso3651:50,2802,230
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Ouiga (30) may also be a first name.

Ouiga Last Name Facts

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

Ouiga is more commonly found in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 766,190th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. Ouiga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouiga live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ouiga is also the 1,911,214th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 50,280. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Centre-Nord Region, where 74 percent are found, Centre-Sud Region, where 11 percent are found and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Burkina Faso this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouiga91276/
Houiga9127/
Ouinga9114/
Ouiega911/
Ouaiga911/
Gouigah832,288/
Houinga8314/
Gouigha832/
Gouigaa832/
Ouehiga832/
Gouhiga831/
Ohiga8016/
Ueiga802/
Oeiga801/
Uhiga801/
Aoiga801/
Gouighah771/
Oujgha73341/
Uhinga73308/
Ojiega7318/
Ohiega7317/
Oweiga7310/
Ojuigo738/
Ouigou733/
Hauiga733/
Ujjiga732/
Ouigho732/
Ojhiga731/
Houigi731/
Ojjiga731/
Ahoiga731/
Oyeiga731/
Houigo731/
Ohioga731/
Eeoiga731/
Ouayga731/
Gouigo730/
Gouige730/
Ayuinga67288/
Oweigha6750/
Ajuigay6749/
Ojihiga673/
Gouigeh672/
Gouigou672/
Oyuigho671/
Ouyngah671/
Ouingou671/
Hooijga671/
Houigui671/
Oega671/
Ouiguer671/

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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 Ouiga
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