Mouwa Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Mouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mouwa (44) may also be a first name.
Mouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mouwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻣﻮ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mouwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,994,173rd most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Mouwa live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 24 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Mouwa is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 44 people.
Mouwa is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 57 percent live, West Region, where 11 percent live and Centre Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mouwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mouwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻣﻮ | amw | 50 |
| ﻣﻮﺍ | mwa | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻣﻮﻩ | amwh | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻣﻮ | amw | 16.67 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mouwa
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