Aowa Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Aowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Aowa (46) may also be a first name.

Aowa Last Name Facts

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

Aowa occurs most in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 65 percent of Aowa reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 46 people.

Aowa is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 34 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haowa891,092/
Ayowa89955/
Ahowa8987/
Aouwa8957/
Ajowa8931/
Aoywa899/
Aiowa896/
Aoway893/
Aowai892/
Aohwa891/
Aow86206/
Haouwa80578/
Aiyowa8025/
Achowa8024/
Ahouwa8021/
Hajowa8013/
Haowat806/
Aouwad806/
Heaowa805/
Hahowa804/
Ahowna801/
Ajowha801/
Hayowa801/
Haowas801/
Auhowa801/
Ahoswa801/
Aoba752,264/
Ayow75103/
Ahow7554/
Aova7546/
Oawa7520/
Ajow7519/
Haow7510/
Aowo759/
Aoww756/
Aowt754/
Aowf752/
Aouw752/
Aowh751/
Hajoway7319/
Ahahowa739/
Gahoywa734/
Hachowa732/
Gauoway731/
Aachowa731/
Hattowa731/
Haouwad731/
Haouwai731/
Haouwwa731/
Atchowa731/
Haitowa731/
Aa6715,654/
Hajow67835/
Aouba67602/
Hayow67465/
Ojowa67419/
Ohawa67342/
Haiow67245/
Ohowa6785/
Eyowa6739/
Oyowa6725/
Ahgow6712/
Aouva6711/
Ayova6711/
Haova679/
Ahowo678/
Aouwo678/
Haoba677/
Ajova677/
Ayowo675/
Ahova674/
Aowoh674/
Ajowo674/
Aovad672/
Auoba672/
Aobay672/
Aowei672/
Ayiow672/
Aobai672/
Ayowh671/
Uiawa671/
Aobha671/
Auawa671/
Ahhow671/
Aovea671/
Ouowa671/
Haouwaha671/
Gaova671/
Aiowo671/
Aoyba671/
Aiyow671/
Auova671/

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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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  • 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 Aowa
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