Marouwa Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Marouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
Marouwa (20) may also be a first name.
Marouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Marouwa occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Marouwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Marouwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Marouwa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Marouwa is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 20 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 67 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 17 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 29 percent are found.
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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
- 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 Marouwa
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