Ouka Surname
Approximately 957 people bear this surname
Ouka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 300 | 1:63,973 | 2,961 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Uganda | 102 | 1:382,738 | 24,349 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Ouka (1,377) may also be a first name.
Ouka Demographics
Average Ouka Salary in
United States
$26,675 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ouka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ouka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻛﺎ, Russian: Оука) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 374,335th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,614,991 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Ouka live; 41 percent live in North Africa and 31 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 211,031st most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 1,377 people.
Ouka is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 63,973. In Niger Ouka is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 78 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 15 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 25 percent reside and Egypt, where 16 percent reside.
Ouka Last Name Statistics demography
Ouka earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.18% less than the national average, earning $26,675 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ouka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ouka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻛﺎ | wka | - |
| Ouka in the Russian language | ||
| Оука | ouka | - |
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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 Ouka
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