Chawouya Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Chawouya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Chawouya (20) may also be a first name.
Chawouya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chawouya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chawouya is found most in Niger. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chawouya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chawouya is the 3,274,477th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chawouya are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Chawouya is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name Chawouya is most commonly used in Niger, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 564,471. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Niger Chawouya occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chawaou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Habouya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchawaou | 75 | 17 | / |
| Hawaou | 71 | 1,978 | / |
| Chavasoya | 71 | 13 | / |
| Hawoau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sabouya | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hawwaou | 67 | 32 | / |
| Chauvatiya | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hawahou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chauvasiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Habouia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chauvotiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hauwaou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawaouh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawaaou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hawa'ou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hhawaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawouje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchouwouye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haawaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chavaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaboai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chauvahiya | 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 Chawouya
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