Gaouwa Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gaouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Gaouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gaouwa is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gaouwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaouwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Gaouwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gaouwa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin Gaouwa is most common in: Donga Department, where 100 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent reside and Niger, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaowa | 91 | 28 | / |
| Ngaowa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gaouba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gaouwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Gaooua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gouowa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaowad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaoway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaiyowa | 77 | 53 | / |
| Gayoway | 77 | 9 | / |
| Goujawa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gahoywa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ngouawa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngahowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gauoway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gahuwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaoubaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaoba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Goawa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gaova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaouioua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gajowy | 67 | 432 | / |
| Gouabe | 67 | 236 | / |
| Gouabi | 67 | 174 | / |
| Gaowei | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gouabo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gaobai | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gohawa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gahova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Gouave | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gauabe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Goyuwo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Goabou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gaobea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaoyue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gouawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gouaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngoawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaobui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gahowo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gaovad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaľova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaooba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaohuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgoawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gahowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gohowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goaiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaovaz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gaouwa
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