Karouwa Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Karouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Karouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karouwa occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Karouwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Karouwa live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname Karouwa is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger Karouwa is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 47 percent live, Dosso Region, where 20 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 20 percent live. Besides Niger this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 6 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.
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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 Karouwa
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