Oureye Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Oureye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Oureye (1,649) may also be a first name.
Oureye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oureye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oureye occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Oureye.
How Common Is The Last Name Oureye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oureye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 189,765th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 1,649 people.
The surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger Oureye is most common in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Niger it exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Oureye
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