Ousmana Surname
Approximately 4,361 people bear this surname
Ousmana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,640 | 1:12,664 | 1,706 |
| Niger | 1,410 | 1:13,611 | 945 |
| Burkina Faso | 882 | 1:20,807 | 1,417 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Ousmanâ (1) are calculated separately.
Ousmana (6,821) may also be a first name.
Ousmana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ousmana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ousmana occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Ousmanâ. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ousmana? popularity and diffusion
Ousmana is the 107,047th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,671,072 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ousmana live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 78,911th most numerous first name internationally, held by 6,821 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,640 people, or 1 in 12,664. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 96 percent live, North Region, where 3 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 32 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 20 percent live.
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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 Ousmana
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