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
Hawaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮﻭ) is found most in Mauritania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hawaw.
How Common Is The Last Name Hawaw? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 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 frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 352 people.
The surname Hawaw is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Hawaw is mostly found in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 50 percent are found and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and Egypt, where 20 percent are found.
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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