Ounarou Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Ounarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Ounarou (24) may also be a first name.
Ounarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ounarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ounarou is found most in Benin. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ounarou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ounarou are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ounarou is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name in the world, held by 24 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin Ounarou is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 60 percent reside, Alibori Department, where 20 percent reside and Atakora Department, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 36 percent reside and Cameroon, where 18 percent reside.
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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 Ounarou
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