Oussamatou Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Oussamatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oussamatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1341:143,2245,313
Benin331:313,20025,349
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Oussamatou (599) may also be a first name.

Oussamatou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oussamatou occurs most in Niger. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oussamatou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,263,456th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Oussamatou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 341,591st most widespread first name in the world, held by 599 people.

The surname Oussamatou is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 143,224. In Niger it is mostly found in: Maradi Region, where 45 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 31 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 18 percent are found and Senegal, where 6 percent are found.

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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 Oussamatou
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