Hwawu Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Hwawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Hwawu (18) may also be a first name.
Hwawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hwawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hwawu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hwawu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hwawu is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Hwawu reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hwawu is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 18 people.
This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 67 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 25 percent reside and Sokoto, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawu | 89 | 1,017 | / |
| Wawou | 80 | 84 | / |
| Huawu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Wauwu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Waiwu | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wawuh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wawau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Waweu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wawuu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wauwau | 73 | 45 | / |
| Huawau | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bahawu | 73 | 10 | / |
| Chuawu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Wawuud | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wawouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wawout | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waiwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huawuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chuawut | 67 | 270 | / |
| Wavu | 67 | 194 | / |
| Vawu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wowu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wewu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Huawwau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uawu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huaywau | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hwawu
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