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
Aouwa is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Aouwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,555,468th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Aouwa live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 79 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 308,550th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 716 people.
The last name Aouwa is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 649,033. In Cameroon Aouwa is most common in: North Region, where 84 percent live, Far North Region, where 9 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 44 percent live.
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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