Aouwa Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Aouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
Aouwa (716) may also be a first name.
Aouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Aouwa is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Aouwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,555,468th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Aouwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aouwa reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Aouwa is also the 308,550th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 716 people.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 649,033. In Cameroon Aouwa is primarily found in: North Region, where 84 percent are found, Far North Region, where 9 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 44 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haouwa | 91 | 578 | / |
| Ahouwa | 91 | 21 | / |
| Aouwad | 91 | 6 | / |
| Aowa | 89 | 62 | / |
| Haouwwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haouwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haouwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haowa | 80 | 1,092 | / |
| Aouba | 80 | 602 | / |
| Ahowa | 80 | 87 | / |
| Ojuwa | 80 | 70 | / |
| Aouva | 80 | 11 | / |
| Aoewa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Aoywa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Aouwo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Oyuwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Aoway | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aouwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aowai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ouowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aohwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haouwaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Haouba | 73 | 76 | / |
| Ojuwai | 73 | 33 | / |
| Aiyowa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Ahuwai | 73 | 18 | / |
| Haouwe | 73 | 15 | / |
| Ahouba | 73 | 14 | / |
| Aiyuwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ojiuwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Aoubai | 73 | 7 | / |
| Haowat | 73 | 6 | / |
| Heaowa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Haauwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ahuwua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hahowa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aoubah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oyiuwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ahouva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aauwau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houawa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaouwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aoubay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojuwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hauawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oajowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eahuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaooua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahoswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahuoua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahouwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haowas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haooua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auhowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajowha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyuway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aoba | 67 | 2,264 | / |
| Aova | 67 | 46 | / |
| Aowe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Aouioua | 67 | 28 | / |
| Oawa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hajoway | 67 | 19 | / |
| Haouwou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Haoubai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hauawau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ahahowa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Aowo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Goujawa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gahoywa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Atajuwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayiouba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ahuwaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aayouba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aowi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aouvaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gauoway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houoway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyouway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aowy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyuwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Aouwa
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