Hawao Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Hawao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Hawao (265) may also be a first name.
Hawao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hawao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hawao is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hawao? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hawao is the 4,427,875th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Hawao live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 546,451st most numerous first name internationally It is held by 265 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Hawao is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 78 percent reside, Gombe, where 11 percent reside and Kaduna, where 11 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent reside and Niger, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaou | 91 | 1,978 | / |
| Hawaho | 91 | 4 | / |
| Chawao | 91 | 3 | / |
| Hawauo | 91 | 2 | / |
| Hajwao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hawaoh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Haiwao | 91 | 1 | / |
| Awao | 89 | 308 | / |
| Hawwaou | 83 | 32 | / |
| Hawahou | 83 | 10 | / |
| Hawahuo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hauwaou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hawaouh | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hawaaou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Hawa'ou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Haawaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hhawaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chawaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haywaod | 83 | 0 | / |
| Hawoa | 80 | 478 | / |
| Aswao | 80 | 208 | / |
| Awaou | 80 | 97 | / |
| Awaho | 80 | 38 | / |
| Awaao | 80 | 19 | / |
| Hewao | 80 | 14 | / |
| Awa'o | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ajwao | 80 | 13 | / |
| Aiwao | 80 | 13 | / |
| Havao | 80 | 3 | / |
| Habao | 80 | 3 | / |
| Awauo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ahwao | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awaos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auwao | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chavao | 73 | 106 | / |
| Hawoua | 73 | 57 | / |
| Awahou | 73 | 29 | / |
| Awa'oo | 73 | 13 | / |
| Awaiyo | 73 | 7 | / |
| Habaou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Haibao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chabao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chawoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Awaeoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awahoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awaayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Achwao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawoho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawoau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jawaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawaua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ashwao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Abao | 67 | 15,725 | / |
| Awoa | 67 | 692 | / |
| Chaibao | 67 | 349 | / |
| Owao | 67 | 55 | / |
| Chawoua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jawayio | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ewao | 67 | 13 | / |
| Haibaho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Howaiyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Avao | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chaubao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chawouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihwaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khowaho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hawaija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jawaiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chavaou | 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 Hawao
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