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

The last name Atchouwa has its highest incidence in Niger. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atchouwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Atchouwa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Chadic Africa. Atchouwa is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

The last name Atchouwa is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 436,182. In Niger Atchouwa is most common in: Agadez Region, where 95 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 2 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 10 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.

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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 Atchouwa
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