Haouaou Surname
Approximately 1,353 people bear this surname
Haouaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 851 | 1:24,405 | 3,305 |
| Niger | 494 | 1:38,850 | 2,102 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Haouaou (36,706) may also be a first name.
Haouaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Haouaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Haouaou occurs most in Cameroon. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Haouaou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 284,447th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,386,213 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Haouaou reside; 51 percent reside in Central Africa and 47 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. It is also the 23,826th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 36,706 people.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 851 people, or 1 in 24,405. In Cameroon Haouaou is primarily found in: Adamawa Region, where 84 percent live, North Region, where 6 percent live and Far North Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 37 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haouhaou | 93 | 166 | / |
| Chaouaou | 93 | 130 | / |
| Haouahou | 93 | 9 | / |
| Haaouaou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Haouaouy | 93 | 1 | / |
| Haoua'ou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Aouaou | 92 | 158 | / |
| Haouao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Haouaouia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Haouaouch | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gaouaou | 86 | 1,537 | / |
| Houaoua | 86 | 129 | / |
| Ahouaou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Aouaoud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Houahoua | 80 | 104 | / |
| Aouahoud | 80 | 30 | / |
| Ahouahou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Aouaaous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chouaoua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aouaouch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouaoua | 77 | 1,003 | / |
| Haohao | 77 | 108 | / |
| Aouaho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ohaoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aoao | 73 | 49 | / |
| Ouahouo | 71 | 66 | / |
| Ouahoua | 71 | 19 | / |
| Aououad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gaououa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ouaouja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ouaouaa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Eouahou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Houahoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houyahouya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haouoho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ahouaoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aouaoch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouaouia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouaoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choaoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouahouah | 67 | 292 | / |
| Aoaoi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaoao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aoaoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aoaoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahouajio | 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
- 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 Haouaou
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