Owaw Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Owaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Owaw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owaw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owaw (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﺍﻭ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Owaw? popularity and diffusion
Owaw is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Owaw occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Owaw are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
Owaw is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most common in: Tagant Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Mauritania this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live and The Congo, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouwaw | 89 | 7 | / |
| Owawe | 89 | 6 | / |
| Howaw | 89 | 0 | / |
| Howawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Howaiw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Awaw | 75 | 70 | / |
| Ewaw | 75 | 18 | / |
| Owaf | 75 | 13 | / |
| Owow | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ovaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Uwaw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Obaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Owowa | 67 | 555 | / |
| Uwowa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Awawe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ovawe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Awaaw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Awowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Owowe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hawaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Govaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gawaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ouwab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Auwaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owaheiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oweav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awaww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gowow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Awahw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hobaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howow | 67 | 0 | / |
Owaw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owaw in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﺍﻭ | awaw | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Owaw
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