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
The surname Oulama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﻼﻣﻪ) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oulama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,710,039th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Oulama reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Indian Ocean.
It is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 721,986. In France Oulama is most common in: Réunion, where 99 percent are found and Centre-Val de Loire, where 1 percent are found. Beside France this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 7 percent are found and Finland, where 5 percent are found.
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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- 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 Oulama
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