Haouwa Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Haouwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Haouwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5281:39,3355,256
Burkina Faso291:632,8317,862
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Haouwa (4,809) may also be a first name.

Haouwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haouwa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haouwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Haouwa is the 552,088th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Haouwa are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 42 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 98,550th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 4,809 people.

The last name Haouwa is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 528 people, or 1 in 39,335. In Cameroon Haouwa is primarily found in: North Region, where 49 percent are found, East Region, where 17 percent are found and Far North Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 5 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haouwad921/
Haouwai921/
Haouwwa921/
Haowa911,092/
Aouwa9157/
Haouwaha861/
Haouba8376/
Ahouwa8321/
Chaowa8317/
Haouwe8315/
Haowat836/
Aouwad836/
Haauwa835/
Heaowa835/
Hahowa834/
Houawa832/
Haooua831/
Haowas831/
Hauawa831/
Ehouwa831/
Aowa8062/
Chaowai771,161/
Hajoway7719/
Haouwou7714/
Chahowa7713/
Haoubai7712/
Hauawau7710/
Ahahowa779/
Chaowas776/
Chaowah774/
Chaouba772/
Houoway771/
Jahouwa771/
Khaowah771/
Chouowa771/
Khaouwe771/
Aouba73602/
Ohawa73342/
Ahowa7387/
Ohowa7385/
Ojuwa7370/
Aouva7311/
Aoewa7311/
Aoywa739/
Haova739/
Aouwo738/
Haoba737/
Oyuwa734/
Aouwe733/
Aoway733/
Aowai732/
Ouowa731/
Auawa731/
Aohwa731/
Oiuwa731/
Jaowa731/
Chahouba718/
Chaoubah715/
Chaohuay714/
Chaochua712/
Chaoubai711/
Khaowaja711/
Chaoweha711/
Haouioua711/
Chaosuay711/
Chaoba676,221/
Ohawha6788/
Khaova6779/
Ojuwai6733/
Houabo6728/
Aiyowa6725/
Hajowy6725/
Haowei6723/
Hahova6720/
Ohowai6719/
Haoube6718/
Ahuwai6718/
Chaova6714/
Ahouba6714/
Haoyue6713/
Aiyuwa6711/
Ojiuwa679/
Hauaba677/
Aoubai677/
Hahuba675/
Hayowy674/
Ahuwua674/
Chaiyowat674/
Haowet674/
Houabi674/
Aoubah674/
Ohaway673/
Oyiuwa673/
Ahouva672/
Gaouwe672/
Houaba672/
Aauwau672/
Ohouba672/
Jouowa672/
Houawe672/
Hoahwa671/
Haoova671/
Oyuway671/
Auuwai671/
Ojuwaa671/
Johowa671/
Âhabou671/
Haouui671/
Gouowa671/
Ahouwo671/
Ahuiwa671/
Ahuoua671/
Auhowa671/
Aoubay671/
Chaochuea671/
Oajowa671/
Ohohwa671/
Haoubi671/
Ehauwo671/
Eahuwa671/
Gaooua671/
Ahoswa671/
Chaowo671/

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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 Haouwa
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