Abowa Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Abowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

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 found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Abowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Abowa reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Abowa is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 11 people.

Abowa is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abouwa9167/
Abowat9125/
Abowha9119/
Abowai9113/
Aboway918/
Abowad914/
Habowa913/
Abowah911/
Aboowa911/
Abow89787/
Habouwa8314/
Gabouwa8312/
Abouwah837/
Abouway832/
Abouwai831/
Abochwa831/
Eabowea831/
Abouswa831/
Abowaad831/
Abawa803,474/
Ebowa80122/
Abowo8086/
Aboba8083/
Obowa8067/
Abova8063/
Apowa8026/
Aboow8011/
Abohw806/
Abgow803/
Aibow802/
Abouw801/
Habow801/
Abouhwas7762/
Abousway7713/
Abouwais773/
Abouwaid771/
Abouba7313,264/
Gabova734,272/
Abuova732,864/
Haboba73262/
Abovat73221/
Abowei73156/
Habova73141/
Abohwo73119/
Abawua7391/
Abawah7362/
Aboyva7353/
Aboyba7342/
Aibova7338/
Abouwo7317/
Abgowo7312/
Aybova7311/
Abawat7311/
Abauwa739/
Aubova737/
Gabouw736/
Asbowo736/
Obowai736/
Ampowa735/
Abaawa734/
Abaway733/
Eboiwa733/
Abuoba733/
Abawai732/
Abooba732/
Ajbowo732/
Abowou732/
Aboiba732/
Aboiva732/
Abobay732/
Ebouwa731/
Avhowa731/
Atbawa731/
Obgowa731/
Obouwa731/
Habawa731/
Abawaj731/
Aboowo731/
Abeuwa731/
Abobau731/
Obohwa731/
Oboiwa731/
Aboyua731/
Abuowf731/
Abobai731/
Aboova731/
Athbow730/
Gaibova672,511/
Abab671,575/
Abaw671,104/
Habouba67602/
Abob67161/
Abov6783/
Haybova6737/
Obow6736/
Aboubaa6714/
Gaaboow6713/
Aboubai6712/
Abaf678/
Abav676/
Abojbha674/
Abovath673/
Aboubha673/
Abof673/
Gaybova672/
Aabouba672/
Gabawai672/
Haubova672/
Ahybova672/
Gabaway671/
Aboovas671/
Abuosua671/
Abhovad671/
Abhowei671/
Aybowei671/
Aabowei671/
Houbowa671/
Haibawa671/
Gabahwa671/
Gaboova671/
Abahawa671/
Aboobah671/
Abouwos671/
Abouwou671/
Aboubea671/
Ahbouba671/
Abousua671/
Habooba671/
Aijbowo671/
Abobhaa671/
Ahabawa671/
Haybows670/

Abowa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abowa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺑﻮﻩabwh37.5
ﺁﺑﻮﺍabwa25
ﺁﺑﻮabw25
ﺍﺑﻮﺍabwa12.5

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abowa
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