Ouwane Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Ouwane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ouwane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouwane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ouwane is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouwane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ouwane is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Ouwane reside; 46 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 46 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Ouwane is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 67 percent reside and Far North Region, where 33 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Ouwane occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 46 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.
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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
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