Jouva Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Jouva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
Jouva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jouva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jouva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻑ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jouva? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Jouva live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
It is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Mauritania Jouva is found in one country. It is also common in Argentina, where 36 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jouva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jouva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻮﻑ | jwf | 50 |
| ﺟﻮﻓﻪ | jwfh | 37.5 |
| ﺍﺟﻮﻓﻪ | ajwfh | 12.5 |
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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 Jouva
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