Hawaw Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Hawaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hawaw (352) may also be a first name.
Hawaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hawaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hawaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻭ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hawaw? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Hawaw live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 464,438th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 352 people.
The surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 50 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Egypt, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawhaw | 91 | 8 | / |
| Hauwaw | 91 | 2 | / |
| Awaw | 89 | 70 | / |
| Awawe | 80 | 33 | / |
| Hawaf | 80 | 11 | / |
| Awaaw | 80 | 6 | / |
| Awuaw | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jawaw | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gawaw | 80 | 2 | / |
| Awahw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Auwaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awaww | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howaw | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khaiweaw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khawaf | 73 | 1,749 | / |
| Awuawe | 73 | 65 | / |
| Chawaf | 73 | 60 | / |
| Gawgaw | 73 | 17 | / |
| Aweawe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hawwaf | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chawav | 73 | 2 | / |
| Howaiw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahwaww | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awawhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haawab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jawaiw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhawab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hawaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Haswaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajwawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahawab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Awow | 67 | 482 | / |
| Awaf | 67 | 281 | / |
| Awav | 67 | 260 | / |
| Ewaw | 67 | 18 | / |
| Owaw | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chawafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaiwab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaheew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chawhab | 67 | 1 | / |
Hawaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮﻭ | hww | - |
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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 Hawaw
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