Maaouya Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Maaouya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 106 | 1:181,057 | 6,330 |
| Mauritania | 42 | 1:97,497 | 6,070 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Maaouya (109) may also be a first name.
Maaouya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maaouya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maaouya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﻪ) occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maaouya? popularity and diffusion
Maaouya is the 1,434,893rd most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maaouya live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most common first name on earth, held by 109 people.
The last name Maaouya is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 181,057. In Niger Maaouya is most common in: Maradi Region, where 76 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 14 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Niger Maaouya occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 28 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maaouya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maaouya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﻪ | mawyh | 52.63 |
| ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﺔ | mawyt | 47.37 |
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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 Maaouya
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