Oussei Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Oussei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 156 | 1:123,026 | 4,780 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Oussei (475) may also be a first name.
Oussei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oussei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oussei is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oussei? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,369,340th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Oussei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oussei are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 390,402nd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 475 people.
The last name Oussei is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 123,026. In Niger it is mostly found in: Zinder Region, where 84 percent live, Diffa Region, where 6 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent live. Beside Niger this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Iran, where 1 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 Oussei
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