Worldwide, Ayouba (Ayouba 
) is quite a common primarily male, but scarcely female forename. The forename Ayouba is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a common masculine name, Libya, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently female name, and Guinea, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Cameroon, Algeria, and Libya. Also, Ayouba is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Ayouba | Mali, Cameroon, Niger, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast |
| combo ayouba Mayotte politician, KM (b. 1953) |
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| ayouba maloum yerima Central African politician |
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| ayouba ali sihame Comorian swimmer, KM (b. 1994) |
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| ayouba kosiah Liberian footballer, NL |
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