Ewawe Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Ewawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ewawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin411:252,08822,137
Mauritania241:170,6199,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Ewawe Last Name Facts

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

Ewawe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﺍﻭ) occurs most in Benin. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ewawe.

How Common Is The Last Name Ewawe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ewawe is the 2,312,869th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Ewawe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ewawe are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Ewawe is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 252,088. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Donga Department, where 98 percent live and Borgou Department, where 2 percent live. Beside Benin this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 35 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ewawe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ewawe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﻭﺍﻭawaw53.33
ﺍﻭﺍﻭawaw26.67
ﺁﻭﺍﻭawaw13.33
ﺃﻭﺍﻭﻩawawh6.67

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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
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  • 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 Ewawe
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