Hamowa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Hamowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Hamowa (12) may also be a first name.
Hamowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hamowa occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Hamowa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamowa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Hamowa reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Hamowa is also the 3,306,491st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
This surname is most common in Niger, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is most common in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Niger Hamowa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 30 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Hamowa
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