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
The surname Khouwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻮﺍ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khouwa? popularity and diffusion
Khouwa is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Khouwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khouwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Khouwa is most prevalent in: Brakna Region, where 50 percent are found, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 13 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also common in Senegal, where 11 percent are found.
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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Khouwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis