Mawouya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Mawouya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Mawouya (18) may also be a first name.
Mawouya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mawouya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mawouya occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mawouya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mawouya are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.
Mawouya is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger it is most common in: Zinder Region, where 50 percent live, Diffa Region, where 25 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 25 percent live. Outside of Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Gabon, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maawouya | 93 | 128 | / |
| Maiwouya | 93 | 10 | / |
| Mahawouya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Maiwouiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ma'awouya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maawoiuya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mabouya | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mawauya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mawouoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mawoeya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mabouoya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maibouya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maawouia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maawauya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mawaou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mobouya | 71 | 122 | / |
| Maiwaoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mabouye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maibauya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahbouia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maibouja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabouoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawataya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mawahoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahuauya | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mawouya
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