Abowa Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Abowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Abowa (11) may also be a first name.
Abowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abowa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻮﻩ) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,075,631st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. Abowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Abowa are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.
It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abowa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abowa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺑﻮﻩ | abwh | 37.5 |
| ﺁﺑﻮﺍ | abwa | 25 |
| ﺁﺑﻮ | abw | 25 |
| ﺍﺑﻮﺍ | abwa | 12.5 |
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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 Abowa
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