Ouwedan Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Ouwedan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Ouwedan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouwedan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ouwedan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻮﺩﺍﻥ) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouwedan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ouwedan is the 10,311,814th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouwedan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Ouwedan is mostly concentrated in: Diffa Region, where 50 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 50 percent reside. Besides Niger it is found in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owedan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Oweidan | 86 | 765 | / |
| Aouedan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Houwadan | 80 | 16 | / |
| Howedank | 80 | 7 | / |
| Obedan | 77 | 25 | / |
| Awedan | 77 | 23 | / |
| Ubedan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Owidan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Owadan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uwedone | 71 | 50 | / |
| Ohwedon | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ubedhan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Obeidan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ohwadan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aswedan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owiedon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Obedain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aouedam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Awedane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huwadan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Owhadain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awouedam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oveshdan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobeidan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoveydan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aweydane | 67 | 1 | / |
Ouwedan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ouwedan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻮﺩﺍﻥ | wdan | - |
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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
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ouwedan
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