Oussein Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Oussein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 172 | 1:111,581 | 4,448 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
Oussein (170) may also be a first name.
Oussein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oussein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Oussein occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Oussein click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oussein? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,231,034th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Oussein live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Chadic Africa. Oussein is also the 701,320th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 170 people.
The last name Oussein is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 111,581. In Niger Oussein is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 59 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 23 percent live and Maradi Region, where 7 percent live. Barring Niger this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 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 Oussein
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