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
Ouwah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺍﻩ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ouwah.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouwah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ouwah are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
Ouwah is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 127,964. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Brakna Region, where 78 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 6 percent live and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 3 percent live. Aside from Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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Footnotes
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