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 or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Haouawou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haouawou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Haouawou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Haouawou live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Haouawou is also the 877,214th most numerous first name globally, held by 114 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 4,153,814. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 60 percent are found and North Region, where 40 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 17 percent are found.

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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