Maouiya Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Maouiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
Maouiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maouiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maouiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﻪ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maouiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Maouiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maouiya live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
It is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Trarza Region, where 67 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 13 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maaouiya | 93 | 194 | / |
| Meaouiya | 93 | 3 | / |
| Maouyiya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maouya | 92 | 140 | / |
| Maouia | 92 | 13 | / |
| Mahaouiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maaouia | 86 | 305 | / |
| Maaouya | 86 | 150 | / |
| Moaouia | 86 | 32 | / |
| Mahouya | 86 | 24 | / |
| Meaouia | 86 | 16 | / |
| Meaouya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maauiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maouaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mouaouia | 80 | 761 | / |
| Mouaouya | 80 | 485 | / |
| Mahaouya | 80 | 26 | / |
| Maaouiye | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mahouaya | 80 | 12 | / |
| Maayouya | 80 | 12 | / |
| Maahouya | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mahauiya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Maothiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meaouiye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ma'aouya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahaouia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maouji | 77 | 136 | / |
| Maouyo | 77 | 28 | / |
| Maouaj | 77 | 9 | / |
| Maouja | 77 | 8 | / |
| Maouye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maouai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maouaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mauaitaya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mouaouiah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mouaaouya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mou'aouia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahouye | 71 | 98 | / |
| Mahouji | 71 | 16 | / |
| Maaouye | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mouauya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mahouie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mauyaoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matuyahiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maiyaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mououya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mououia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moatuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moahoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maotaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouyeaux | 67 | 58 | / |
| Maoai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Maocheia | 67 | 17 | / |
| Maoaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moasuiyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maoea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moaoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmouyaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahouieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahouayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maiyoawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maouteie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maaouaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masiyoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mauyaaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouyouya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahohiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moaou | 67 | 1 | / |
Maouiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maouiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﻪ | mawyh | 72.73 |
| ﻣﻌﺎﻭﻳﺔ | mawyt | 27.27 |
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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 Maouiya
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