Haouawou Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Haouawou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Haouawou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Haouawou (114) may also be a first name.

Haouawou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haouawou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haouawou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Haouawou are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Haouawou is also the 877,214th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 114 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon Haouawou is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 60 percent live and North Region, where 40 percent live. Not including Cameroon Haouawou exists in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahouawou885/
Aouawo861/
Haouawa802/
Chaouaibou781/
Auouabou751/
Chaoawa671/
Chaoawee631/
Gohaouwa631/
Aoawa621/
Auaowo572/
Aouaba572/
Aoeawa571/
Ouaoba571/
Khoujahová561/
Ohahoba531/
Ouaouba531/
Ohouoba531/

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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 Haouawou
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