Ouseini Surname

184,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ouseini Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouseini Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger2,0691:9,276710
Cameroon2191:94,83611,311
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ouseini (1,784) may also be a first name.

Ouseini Last Name Facts

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

Ouseini is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouseini? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 184,261st most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,164,371 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouseini reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 181,118th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 1,784 people.

It is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 2,069 people, or 1 in 9,276. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 47 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 22 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger Ouseini exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houseini93726/
Useini923,850/
Oseini92119/
Huseini866,073/
Hoseini861,086/
Ousieni864/
Ouseeni863/
Hoseeini802/
Hoseaini801/
Huseaini801/
Oseeni7758/
Osieni7716/
Usieni7713/
Useeni7712/
Aseini772/
Osyeni771/
Ogeini771/
Huseeni7128/
Husieni7127/
Hoseeni7112/
Husiyni714/
Haseini713/
Hosyeni711/

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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 Ouseini
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