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
The surname Hawao is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hawao? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is predominantly found 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 common first name in the world It is held by 265 people.
The last name Hawao is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Hawao is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 78 percent are found, Gombe, where 11 percent are found and Kaduna, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found and Niger, where 15 percent are found.
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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