Kounwa Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Kounwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 70 | 1:58,498 | 4,137 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Kounwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kounwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kounwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻗﻨﻮﻩ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kounwa? popularity and diffusion
Kounwa is the 2,203,767th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Kounwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kounwa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 58,498. In Mauritania Kounwa is mostly found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 4 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kounwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kounwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻗﻨﻮﻩ | qnwh | 60 |
| ﻗﻨﻮﻯ | qnwy | 20 |
| ﻗﻨﻮ | qnw | 20 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kounwa
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