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 surname Oussei is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Oussei? popularity and diffusion
Oussei is the 1,369,340th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Oussei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Oussei reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Oussei is also the 390,402nd most frequently held forename on earth, held by 475 people.
It is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 123,026. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 84 percent are found, Diffa Region, where 6 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Niger this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Iran, where 1 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
- 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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