Ouzerou Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Ouzerou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 114 | 1:168,351 | 6,055 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Ouzérou (1) are calculated separately.
Ouzerou (1,601) may also be a first name.
Ouzerou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouzerou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ouzerou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ouzérou. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouzerou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ouzerou is the 1,596,935th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ouzerou are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 193,128th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 1,601 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 168,351. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 89 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 9 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 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
- 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 Ouzerou
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