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) is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Maaouya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maaouya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,434,893rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Maaouya reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Maaouya is also the 900,062nd most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 109 people.
This last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 181,057. In Niger Maaouya is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 76 percent live, Zinder Region, where 14 percent live and Agadez Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Niger Maaouya exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
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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