Adouwa Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Adouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 38 | 1:505,053 | 13,208 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Adouwa (42) may also be a first name.
Adouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adouwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭ) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Adouwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,661,929th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Adouwa reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Adouwa is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 42 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 505,053. In Niger Adouwa is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 74 percent live, Agadez Region, where 8 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 8 percent live. Beside Niger Adouwa occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 19 percent live and Benin, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Adouwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Adouwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺩﻭ | adw | - |
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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 Adouwa
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