Atchouwa Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Atchouwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Atchouwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger441:436,18211,913
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Atchouwa (11) may also be a first name.

Atchouwa Last Name Facts

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

Atchouwa is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atchouwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Atchouwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Atchouwa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Atchouwa is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 436,182. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 95 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 2 percent live and Zinder Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Niger Atchouwa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 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
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  • 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 Atchouwa
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