Ouwani Surname
Approximately 103 people bear this surname
Ouwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 78 | 1:246,052 | 7,845 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
Ouwani (2,700) may also be a first name.
Ouwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ouwani is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouwani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ouwani is the 1,817,111th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouwani are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 140,954th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 2,700 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 246,052. In Niger Ouwani is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 87 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 9 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Niger this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 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 Ouwani
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