Hamaoua Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Hamaoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 303 | 1:68,545 | 8,621 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Hamaoua (612) may also be a first name.
Hamaoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamaoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hamaoua is found most in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamaoua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 862,604th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. The surname Hamaoua is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Hamaoua live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Hamaoua is also the 337,693rd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 612 people.
The last name Hamaoua is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 68,545. In Cameroon Hamaoua is primarily found in: North Region, where 44 percent reside, Far North Region, where 37 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 17 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammaoua | 93 | 9 | / |
| Amaoua | 92 | 25 | / |
| Hamaoa | 92 | 3 | / |
| Hamaoui | 86 | 3,199 | / |
| Amahoua | 86 | 19 | / |
| Asmaoua | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gamaoua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amaouaz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amaoa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hammaoui | 80 | 3,345 | / |
| Chamaoui | 80 | 211 | / |
| Amhaouah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hasmaoui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hajmaoui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamaouid | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amaoui | 77 | 1,490 | / |
| Gamaoa | 77 | 40 | / |
| Amouoa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Amaoha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amaaoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amouae | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omaoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amhaouach | 75 | 260 | / |
| Chahmaoui | 75 | 66 | / |
| Jamaoui | 71 | 562 | / |
| Atmaoui | 71 | 280 | / |
| Ammaoui | 71 | 253 | / |
| Ajmaoui | 71 | 170 | / |
| Asmaoui | 71 | 162 | / |
| Homaoas | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ahmaoui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khamoao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamouae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amouaou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amhaoui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amouaje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamaaoui | 67 | 351 | / |
| Hamataie | 67 | 81 | / |
| Houmaoui | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hamataye | 67 | 11 | / |
| Amoao | 67 | 6 | / |
| Asmaaoui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Athmaoui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Othmaoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamouiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aajmaoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gammaoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omaoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamateaj | 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
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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 Hamaoua
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