Amouwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Amouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Amouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Amouwa is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amouwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Amouwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amouwa reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atlantique Department, where 83 percent live and Littoral Department, where 17 percent live. Apart from Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent live.
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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 Amouwa
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