Houwa Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Houwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Houwa (180) may also be a first name.
Houwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻮ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Houwa are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 679,247th most widespread first name in the world, held by 180 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 65 percent are found, Far North Region, where 13 percent are found and West Region, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 17 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮ | hw | 66.67 |
| ﺣﻮﻩ | hwh | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Houwa
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