Aouva Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Aouva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aouva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Aouva Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aouva Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Aouva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﻓﻰ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Aouva.

How Common Is The Last Name Aouva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aouva reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

It is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania Aouva is most common in: Trarza Region, where 89 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 11 percent reside. Other than Mauritania Aouva occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahouva912/
Aova8946/
Aouvaid831/
Aouba80602/
Aouwa8057/
Ojuva8044/
Auava8012/
Haova809/
Ahova804/
Aovad802/
Auova801/
Gaova801/
Aoeva801/
Auuva801/
Aouve801/
Aovea801/
Haouwa73578/
Auhava7388/
Haouba7376/
Agiova7349/
Auhova7335/
Ahouwa7321/
Hahova7320/
Gahova7315/
Ahouba7314/
Aoubai737/
Aovais737/
Aouwad736/
Ahouvi735/
Gaouba734/
Aoubah734/
Ahoeva734/
Ohueva733/
Aovach731/
Aovaid731/
Gaooua731/
Haooua731/
Gaľova731/
Ahouvo731/
Ahuoua731/
Ahuvea731/
Auhuva731/
Aoubay731/
Haoova731/
Aoba672,264/
Atoyeva672,047/
Aove6774/
Aowa6762/
Ahoveha6758/
Aouioua6728/
Asoyeva6727/
Haoubai6712/
Aovo678/
Hohueva676/
Aovi675/
Hahoeva674/
Oava674/
Ayiouba673/
Aayouba673/
Asuyeva673/
Aovy673/
Asujeva672/
Aoubayd672/
Osujeva672/
Goyueva672/
Hahueva671/
Aoubaid671/
Ahuvaja671/
Asayova671/
Aşiyova671/
Aouyaba671/
Haouwad671/
Haouwai671/
Haouwwa671/
Ahouvey671/
Gaoubaa671/

Aouva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aouva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻭﻓﻰawfy60
ﺍﻭﻓﻲawfy20
ﺍﻭﻓﻰawfy20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aouva
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