Oussa Surname
Approximately 4,156 people bear this surname
Oussa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,530 | 1:4,085 | 520 |
| Niger | 1,330 | 1:14,430 | 982 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Oussa (1,267) may also be a first name.
Oussa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oussa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oussa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺳﻰ) is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oussa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 111,668th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,753,500 people. The last name Oussa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Oussa live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 221,694th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,267 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 2,530 people, or 1 in 4,085. In Benin it is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 41 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 33 percent live and Zou Department, where 13 percent live. Other than Benin it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 32 percent live and Morocco, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oussa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oussa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺳﻰ | mwsy | - |
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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
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- 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 Oussa
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