Ouawe Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Ouawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 47 | 1:490,877 | 15,694 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Ouawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ouawe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﺍﻭﺓ) is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouawe? popularity and diffusion
Ouawe is the 2,506,728th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Ouawe live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Mande Africa.
This last name is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 490,877. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Montagnes District, where 85 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 11 percent reside and Comoé District, where 2 percent reside. Not including The Ivory Coast Ouawe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 19 percent reside and Chad, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ouawe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ouawe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﺍﻭﺓ | wawt | - |
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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 Ouawe
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