Hawawo Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Hawawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hawawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

Hawawo (350) may also be a first name.

Hawawo Last Name Facts

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

Hawawo is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawawo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hawawo live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 465,882nd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 350 people.

The surname Hawawo is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Hawawo is primarily found in: Niger, where 47 percent reside, Sokoto, where 37 percent reside and Kogi, where 5 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hawawou9216/
Awawo91125/
Hawwawou861/
Awawou8398/
Hawawa8321/
Awawoh8313/
Auwawo832/
Aswawo831/
Awauwo831/
Chawawa771,966/
Hawahuo773/
Hawawga771/
Hawawua771/
Awawa73533/
Owawo7317/
Awewo7311/
Ewawo735/
Avawo732/
Awavo731/
Chawahwa7122/
Hhawawau716/
Chawabou711/
Chahwahwa6791/
Hababo6718/
Awawah675/
Awaiwa675/
Abaawo672/
Awauwa671/
Jabawo671/
Jawabo671/
Awaawa671/
Awawad671/
Ajuawo671/
Hauwauwau671/
Havawa671/
Haweva671/
Avawou671/
Awabho671/
Awaevo671/
Awawas671/
Awawaz671/
Awewou671/

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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 Hawawo
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