Goudouwa Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Goudouwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goudouwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger311:619,09715,317
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Goudouwa (29) may also be a first name.

Goudouwa Last Name Facts

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

Goudouwa is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goudouwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Goudouwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Goudouwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held forename globally, held by 29 people.

It is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 619,097. In Niger Goudouwa is most numerous in: Diffa Region, where 52 percent live, Zinder Region, where 29 percent live and Agadez Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Niger this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Godouwa931/
Goudouba8813/
Goudouwo881/
Guduwa8623/
Godowa868/
Goduwa861/
Goudouvas8211/
Ngoudouva821/
Gadouwa803/
Goudawa803/
Godouwe802/
Ngodowa801/
Godosua801/
Goudoubo7513/
Gousdova752/
Goudouve752/
Goudabou751/
Goudoubi751/
Goudoube751/
Ngadouwa751/
Ngodouwe751/
Goudubai751/
Gudova711,494/
Godawa71708/
Godova71550/
Godoba71102/
Gaduwa7142/
Goudoubou7129/
Guduva7122/
Guduba7118/
Gadowa7117/
Goudohoue7112/
Godowe715/
Gousdovas714/
Gudowi712/
Ghaidouwa711/
Godowy711/
Guduwo711/
Godawat6745/
Goudavo6745/
Gaidowa6729/
Gudueva6725/
Gudubai6725/
Godoeva6719/
Godaway6718/
Gujdova6716/
Gojdova6715/
Goudavi679/
Guddova677/
Godovas674/
Goydova674/
Gudhuba673/
Gadouba672/
Gaudova672/
Gaduwad672/
Gadouwe672/
Goudobo672/
Gudawad671/
Kgoduwe671/
Gusdova671/
Goidova671/
Godoube671/
Godoswe671/
Godoova671/
Godobou671/
Goedova671/
Goudiwe671/
Gudhuva671/
Guduvad671/
Gadhuwa671/
Goduova671/
Goudabe671/
Gudowoi671/
Goudava671/
Ngoudouvou671/

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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 Goudouwa
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