Owva Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Owva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Owva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Owva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Owva (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻭﻓﻰ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Owva? popularity and diffusion
Owva is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Owva is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Owva reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
It is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most common in: Trarza Region, where 67 percent are found and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owvai | 89 | 1 | / |
| Owvah | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ouwva | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ovua | 75 | 741 | / |
| Ovwa | 75 | 72 | / |
| Ovba | 75 | 67 | / |
| Ewva | 75 | 56 | / |
| Awva | 75 | 33 | / |
| Owua | 75 | 26 | / |
| Ofwa | 75 | 14 | / |
| Ovva | 75 | 8 | / |
| Owwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Owvo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ovwah | 67 | 153 | / |
| Govva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Obwah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gofwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ouwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Obwau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Awvah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Howua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Owhua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ovvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovvay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hovva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Howwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Obwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewhva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ophwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovvaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Owbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ovuat | 67 | 1 | / |
Owva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Owva in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻭﻓﻰ | awfy | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻭﻓﻰ | awfy | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Owva
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