Ousma Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Ousma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 161 | 1:119,205 | 4,670 |
| Cameroon | 145 | 1:143,235 | 15,918 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Ousma (147) may also be a first name.
Ousma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ousma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ousma occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ousma? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 868,551st most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. Ousma is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ousma are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 760,591st most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 147 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 119,205. In Niger it is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 66 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 12 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Niger it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 46 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Ousma
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