Ayouwa Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Ayouwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ayouwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2041:50,6656,381
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ayouwa (97) may also be a first name.

Ayouwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ayouwa is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayouwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,017,412th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ayouwa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 962,660th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 97 people.

Ayouwa is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 50,665. In Benin it is most numerous in: Donga Department, where 97 percent are found, Zou Department, where 2 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 1 percent are found. Beside Benin this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gayouway8625/
Ayouba8343,636/
Oyouwa8337/
Aiyuwa8311/
Ayouwe838/
Ayouva832/
Eyouwa831/
Ayauwa831/
Hayouba7714/
Ayoouba7714/
Ayaouba7713/
Ayoubah7711/
Ayehuwa778/
Ayoubaa777/
Ahyouba775/
Ayoubai774/
Ayiouba773/
Aayouba773/
Ayouyba772/
Eyouwah771/
Hiyouwa771/
Hajouwa771/
Ayoubha771/
Ayoujba771/
Ayuouba771/
Oyouway771/
Gayauwa771/
Ayowe73307/
Aeuwa7380/
Ojuwa7370/
Ayowi7339/
Eyuwa7315/
Uyuwa738/
Ayowo735/
Oyuwa734/
Oiuwa731/
Yeuwa731/
Oyohouwa711/
Hayaouba711/
Ayoubi6713,047/
Ayyuba67651/
Oyouba67517/
Ayowei67309/
Ayoube67296/
Ayouby67245/
Oyowah67157/
Ayauwo67130/
Aiyuba6760/
Aayuba6734/
Ojuwai6733/
Iyeuwa6730/
Ayiuba6721/
Iyouba6720/
Uyoewa6718/
Ayaowe6717/
Ayowie679/
Ojiuwa679/
Uyuwah678/
Ajouba678/
Ayauba677/
Oyouwe676/
Ayeowo676/
Ayoweh674/
Hayowy674/
Ajauwa674/
Eyouba673/
Oyiuwa673/
Ehyuwa673/
Ayoubo672/
Ayoubé672/
Oyouwi671/
Eyiuwa671/
Auuwai671/
Ojuwaa671/
Oyowha671/
Ejauwa671/
Oyuway671/
Ajowha671/
Yoyuwe671/
Ayouvi671/
Ehouwa671/
Eahuwa671/

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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 Ayouwa
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