Chouabou Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Chouabou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Chouabou (28) may also be a first name.
Chouabou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chouabou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chouabou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻌﻴﺐ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chouabou? popularity and diffusion
Chouabou is the 3,432,070th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chouabou are found; 82 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon Chouabou is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 13 percent live and West Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Cameroon Chouabou exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 6 percent live and Mauritania, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chouabou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chouabou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻌﻴﺐ | shyb | - |
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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 Chouabou
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