Ourou Surname
Approximately 1,142 people bear this surname
Ourou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Burkina Faso | 413 | 1:44,436 | 2,111 |
| Benin | 258 | 1:40,060 | 5,142 |
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Ourou (149) may also be a first name.
Ourou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ourou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ourou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺭﻭ, Russian: Оуроу) is found in Togo more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ourou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 325,707th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,381,389 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ourou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 754,880th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 149 people.
It is most frequently held in Togo, where it is borne by 420 people, or 1 in 17,257. Barring Togo it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 36 percent live and Benin, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ourou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ourou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺭﻭ | awrw | - |
| Ourou in the Russian language | ||
| Оуроу | ourou | - |
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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 Ourou
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