Ourwatou Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Ourwatou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Ourwatou (43) may also be a first name.
Ourwatou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ourwatou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ourwatou occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ourwatou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ourwatou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Chadic Africa. Ourwatou is also the 1,545,828th most numerous first name globally It is held by 43 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 710,815. In Niger Ourwatou is most prevalent in: Zinder Region, where 59 percent live, Maradi Region, where 22 percent live and Dosso Region, where 19 percent live. Apart from Niger this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurwatou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Urwatu | 86 | 149 | / |
| Ourwata | 80 | 14 | / |
| Orvato | 71 | 24 | / |
| Urwata | 71 | 21 | / |
| Arwato | 71 | 19 | / |
| Orbatu | 71 | 15 | / |
| Oruatu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Orwata | 71 | 7 | / |
| Orbato | 71 | 4 | / |
| Orwoto | 71 | 2 | / |
| Horuatoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Urwoto | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uruatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oruato | 71 | 1 | / |
| Orwotho | 67 | 694 | / |
| Urwotho | 67 | 74 | / |
| Orvasto | 67 | 46 | / |
| Orvatto | 67 | 13 | / |
| Horvato | 67 | 8 | / |
| Orwothu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horbato | 67 | 1 | / |
| Horwata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Urwatha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hurbato | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ourwatou
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