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 last name Abowa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻮﻩ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Abowa.

How Common Is The Last Name Abowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,075,631st most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Abowa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Abowa live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Abowa is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Apart from The DR Congo it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 18 percent reside and The Philippines, where 15 percent reside.

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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