Ouimet Surname

59,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Ouimet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouimet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada6,8871:5,350780
United States1,6131:224,71121,748
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
France91:7,380,302306,885
England81:6,964,757184,742
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Ouimet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ouimet is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouimet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 59,004th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 851,946 people. Ouimet is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Ouimet reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 6,887 people, or 1 in 5,350. In Canada Ouimet is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 82 percent are found, Ontario, where 11 percent are found and Alberta, where 3 percent are found. Other than Canada this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Ouimet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ouimet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ouimet surname grew 13,442 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ouimet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ouimet surname are 12.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.04% registered with the party.

The amount Ouimet earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $48,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.31% less than the national average, earning $44,062 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Houimet921/
Ouimmet921/
Ouimete921/
Ouime9114/
Ouimette862,119/
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Houimed77118/
Ouhimer779/
Houimer778/
Houeime771/
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Ohime7348/
Uhime7347/
Ouima7315/
Ouimi733/
Ouyme731/
Houeimed7148/
Aoueimer712/
D'Oueime711/
Gouhimme711/
Ohimette710/
Houimi67213/
Oweime6798/
Ojieme6760/
Ohieme6718/
H'Oueimed6713/
Gouimi6711/
Ouhimi6710/
Ohaime678/
Uhieme677/
Ohimei676/
Ouihmi674/
Ojaime674/
Ayuime674/
Ojhime673/
Houima672/
Ohimeh671/
Oiaime671/
Heuime671/
Ouimoi671/
Ahimet671/
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Ouimma671/
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Ojeime671/
Uyeime671/
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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 Ouimet
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