Oumma Surname
Approximately 3,745 people bear this surname
Oumma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3,682 | 1:5,212 | 467 |
| Cameroon | 54 | 1:384,612 | 33,542 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Oumma (31,909) may also be a first name.
Oumma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oumma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oumma (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻡ, Hindi: ओमा) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oumma? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oumma is the 122,171st most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,945,940 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oumma live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Chadic Africa. Oumma is also the 26,583rd most common forename on earth It is held by 31,909 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 3,682 people, or 1 in 5,212. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 63 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 14 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Niger Oumma is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oumma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oumma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻡ | am | - |
| Oumma in the Hindi language | ||
| ओमा | oma | - |
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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 Oumma
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