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 surname Adouwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﻭ) is found most frequently in Niger. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Adouwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adouwa live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Chadic Africa. Adouwa is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 42 people.
It is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 505,053. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 74 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 8 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Niger it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 19 percent are found and Benin, where 4 percent are found.
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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