Howba Surname
4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania
Howba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chowba | 91 | 11 | / |
| Owba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chowbay | 83 | 3,718 | / |
| Chowbai | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hobba | 80 | 373 | / |
| Hawba | 80 | 81 | / |
| Howbe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Hewba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gowba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Owbga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owbau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chowbaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chobva | 73 | 131 | / |
| Chowbe | 73 | 101 | / |
| Houbba | 73 | 35 | / |
| Chovba | 73 | 19 | / |
| Khovba | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hawbat | 73 | 8 | / |
| Howbed | 73 | 7 | / |
| Chowbi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Howbod | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chowby | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chobba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chowva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hewbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hobbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howbys | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howber | 73 | 0 | / |
| Chowbey | 67 | 1,271 | / |
| Chobbah | 67 | 286 | / |
| Obba | 67 | 276 | / |
| Ovba | 67 | 67 | / |
| Awba | 67 | 40 | / |
| Chawbay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ewba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chawbah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khawbah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howbitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choubba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chowboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houwbet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howbett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chouwbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuwbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houbbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uwba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chowvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owbé | 67 | 1 | / |
Howba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Howba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻮﺏ | hwb | 62.5 |
| ﺣﻮﺑﻪ | hwbh | 37.5 |
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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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- 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 Howba
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