Ouoba Surname

4,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Ouoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso125,2781:14617
Benin1811:57,1037,085
Niger281:685,42916,503
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
United States121:30,204,911765,334
France61:11,070,454349,096
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Ouôba (1) are calculated separately.

Ouoba (212) may also be a first name.

Ouoba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ouoba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ouoba is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ouôba. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouoba? popularity and diffusion

Ouoba is the 4,474th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 58,051 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouoba are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ouoba is also the 620,917th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 212 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 125,278 people, or 1 in 146. In Burkina Faso Ouoba is most prevalent in: Est Region, where 96 percent live, Centre Region, where 2 percent live and Sahel Region, where 0 percent live. Outside of Burkina Faso it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 0 percent live and Niger, where 0 percent live.

Ouoba Last Name Statistics demography

Ouoba earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouôba931/
Ohuoba911,133/
Ouoboa9111/
Ouobaa912/
Ououba912/
Gouoba911/
Ohuobah8319/
Ouhouba831/
Gouobah831/
Ouaba802,050/
Aouba80602/
Ojoba80329/
Ohoba80151/
Ujoba8094/
Ouobo8078/
Oyoba8053/
Ojuba8031/
Oyuba8013/
Eouba806/
Uyoba804/
Auoba802/
Uooba801/
Ooaba801/
Ouobi801/
Ouowa801/
Uhoba801/
Gouhouba771/
Ayouba7343,636/
Ouaboa731,264/
Oyouba73517/
Ouahba73453/
Hohoba73429/
Ouaaba73273/
Ouabah73220/
Ogioba73109/
Ojaoba7387/
Haouba7376/
Ojobah7344/
Oyeoba7344/
Ojooba7337/
Oiyoba7336/
Ujobah7328/
Ohuaba7326/
Uyioba7323/
Ujobai7321/
Iyouba7320/
Oyioba7318/
Ahouba7314/
Ojiuba7312/
Gouobo7311/
Ajouba738/
Aoubai737/
Gaouba734/
Ohuobe734/
Ouubaa734/
Aoubah734/
Eyouba733/
Ojoaba733/
Ohuobi733/
Gouaba733/
Ejouba732/
Ouobou732/
Ouabad732/
Houaba732/
Ohuobo732/
Ojuuba732/
Ojeoba732/
Ohouba732/
Ejooba732/
Ouhova732/
Ohobah732/
Ouabas731/
Ojguba731/
Ojioba731/
Ohiuba731/
Uyaoba731/
Ohobai731/
O'Obad731/
Uoobea731/
Yoauba731/
Gaooba731/
Gouowa731/
Ehouba731/
Aoubay731/
Ohohba731/
Oyeuba731/
Ouabaa731/
Ouhaba731/
Aoba672,264/
Ayyouba6720/
Hayouba6714/
Ayoouba6714/
Gouabau6713/
Ayaouba6713/
Aiyouba6712/
Haoubai6712/
Ayoubah6711/
Ouabaid6711/
Ouasbaa678/
Ayoubaa677/
Ouabach677/
Ahyouba675/
Gojaoba674/
Gouabaa674/
Ouhabaz674/
Ayoubai674/
Ayoubaz674/
Yeoubah673/
Ouahaba673/
Ayouuba673/
Ayiouba673/
Aayouba673/
Oaba673/
Ayouyba672/
Aoubayd672/
Houhova672/
Houoway671/
Gouabga671/
Aoubaid671/
Auobach671/
Ohiooba671/
Ayoeuba671/
Houhaba671/
Huyouba671/
Ouatbaa671/
Ouabass671/
Gouoibi671/
Ayoubha671/
Ayoujba671/
Ayouobe671/
Ayuouba671/
Gaoubaa671/
Ouhabaa671/
Ouhabai671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ouoba
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