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 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
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
- 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 Abowa
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