Khouwa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Khouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Khouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Khouwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻮﺍ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Khouwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Khouwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Khouwa is the 6,360,413th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khouwa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Khouwa is mostly found in: Brakna Region, where 50 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 13 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from Mauritania Khouwa is found in one country. It also occurs in Senegal, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khouwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khouwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻮﺍ | khwa | 57.14 |
| ﺧﻮ | khw | 28.57 |
| ﺧﻮﺍﻩ | khwah | 14.29 |
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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 Khouwa
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