Nouwa Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Nouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 177 | 1:117,339 | 13,463 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Nouwa (371) may also be a first name.
Nouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nouwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻮ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nouwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nouwa is the 1,028,911th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nouwa are found; 68 percent are found in Central Africa and 67 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 450,877th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 371 people.
Nouwa is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 117,339. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 67 percent reside, West Region, where 15 percent reside and Centre Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 10 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nouwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nouwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮ | alnw | 44.44 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻩ | alnwh | 22.22 |
| ﺃﻧﻮ | anw | 11.11 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻯ | alnwy | 11.11 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻮﺍ | alnwa | 11.11 |
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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 Nouwa
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