Ousmaila Surname
Approximately 7,612 people bear this surname
Ousmaila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 7,323 | 1:2,836 | 333 |
| Niger | 288 | 1:66,639 | 3,050 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
The alternate forms: Ousmaïla (388) & Ousmaîla (1) are calculated separately.
Ousmaila (2,635) may also be a first name.
Ousmaila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ousmaila Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ousmaila is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant: Ousmaïla or Ousmaîla. Click here for further potential spellings of Ousmaila.
How Common Is The Last Name Ousmaila? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ousmaila is the 65,572nd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 957,376 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ousmaila are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ousmaila is also the 143,092nd most numerous given name internationally It is held by 2,635 people.
Ousmaila is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 7,323 people, or 1 in 2,836. In Cameroon Ousmaila is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 45 percent reside, North Region, where 39 percent reside and Centre Region, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon Ousmaila occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 4 percent reside and Chad, where 0 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 Ousmaila
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