Oumou Surname
Approximately 3,391 people bear this surname
Oumou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1,378 | 1:2,972 | 367 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,019 | 1:18,010 | 1,298 |
| Niger | 425 | 1:45,158 | 2,337 |
| Ivory Coast | 421 | 1:54,801 | 3,306 |
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Oumou (441,953) may also be a first name.
Oumou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oumou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oumou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻡ) is most common in Mauritania. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oumou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 133,007th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,149,085 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Oumou are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,315th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 441,953 people.
The last name Oumou is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1,378 people, or 1 in 2,972. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Gorgol Region, where 16 percent live, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 15 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent live. Other than Mauritania Oumou exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 30 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oumou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oumou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻡ | am | 33.99 |
| ﺍﻡ | am | 30.71 |
| ﺃﻣﻮ | amw | 20.38 |
| ﺍﻣﻮ | amw | 9.9 |
| ﺃﻭﻣﻮ | awmw | 2.55 |
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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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