Ouwah Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Ouwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 32 | 1:127,964 | 7,422 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ouwah (12) may also be a first name.
Ouwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ouwah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺍﻩ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ouwah is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouwah live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename internationally, held by 12 people.
The surname Ouwah is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 127,964. In Mauritania Ouwah is most frequent in: Brakna Region, where 78 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 6 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Mauritania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouwaha | 91 | 3 | / |
| Gouwah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ouwahe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uwah | 89 | 11,546 | / |
| Owah | 89 | 1,794 | / |
| Ouwa | 89 | 618 | / |
| Eyouwah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oubah | 80 | 5,688 | / |
| Ojuah | 80 | 78 | / |
| Houwa | 80 | 46 | / |
| Howah | 80 | 35 | / |
| Owaha | 80 | 25 | / |
| Uwaha | 80 | 18 | / |
| Oowah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ohuwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Ouwai | 80 | 8 | / |
| Huwah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Uhwah | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ouwua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ouway | 80 | 3 | / |
| Uwash | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oiwah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ouwoh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Auwah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owaah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Owuah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owgah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwaah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouwga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uwahu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owahy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Owath | 80 | 0 | / |
| Uwa | 75 | 12,479 | / |
| Owa | 75 | 8,315 | / |
| Oubaha | 73 | 5,258 | / |
| Oubaih | 73 | 579 | / |
| Oyowah | 73 | 157 | / |
| Goweah | 73 | 26 | / |
| Howash | 73 | 24 | / |
| Houewa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Hauwah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Houbah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Oubayh | 73 | 9 | / |
| Auwahu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Uchwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ajuwah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Uwahei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ayuwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Howaih | 73 | 2 | / |
| Owahah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Uwahay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Houwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouwaid | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owahij | 73 | 1 | / |
| Owatch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gouwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gowhah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uwahap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goiwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Goewah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iyowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huwaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Howach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Osuath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojiwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| O'Weah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Euwach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auwayh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hoowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyuach | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyuowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oiwa | 67 | 17,800 | / |
| Awah | 67 | 15,165 | / |
| Owoh | 67 | 12,930 | / |
| Howa | 67 | 6,353 | / |
| Uwua | 67 | 3,776 | / |
| Huwa | 67 | 3,584 | / |
| Ouba | 67 | 2,286 | / |
| Owai | 67 | 1,796 | / |
| Auwa | 67 | 1,340 | / |
| Ojua | 67 | 1,137 | / |
| Ovah | 67 | 917 | / |
| Osua | 67 | 655 | / |
| Uway | 67 | 335 | / |
| Oway | 67 | 332 | / |
| Owaa | 67 | 279 | / |
| Uwoh | 67 | 256 | / |
| Uwai | 67 | 234 | / |
| Owho | 67 | 208 | / |
| Owha | 67 | 197 | / |
| Oywa | 67 | 189 | / |
| Owoa | 67 | 186 | / |
| Ouva | 67 | 124 | / |
| Uwho | 67 | 123 | / |
| Uvah | 67 | 107 | / |
| Uwau | 67 | 92 | / |
| Oyua | 67 | 89 | / |
| Uwha | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ouwo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hauwahu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Uhwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Owua | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ohwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Uwea | 67 | 25 | / |
| Uwaa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Euwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Oiua | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uwwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| O'Watch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guwahai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ujwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uuwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yoyowah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Howatch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oswatch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ochuach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houebah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ochwach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uwga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ooua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouvaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eousuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ushwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ozswath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouwaiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auwaidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouswass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oeua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howaith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Osswath | 67 | 0 | / |
Ouwah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ouwah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺍﻩ | awah | 52.63 |
| ﺃﻭﺍﻩ | awah | 47.37 |
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