Oulama Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Oulama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 92 | 1:721,986 | 90,334 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Oulama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oulama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oulama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﻼﻣﻪ) is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oulama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Oulama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Oulama are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in Gallo-Indian Ocean.
The last name Oulama is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 721,986. In France Oulama is most frequent in: Réunion, where 99 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 1 percent reside. Outside of France this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 7 percent reside and Finland, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oulama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oulama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻌﻼﻣﻪ | allamh | - |
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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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- 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 Oulama
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