Pouaha Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Pouaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 182 | 1:114,116 | 13,201 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Pouaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pouaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pouaha is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pouaha? popularity and diffusion
Pouaha is the 1,248,410th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. Pouaha is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Pouaha live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Pouaha is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 114,116. In Cameroon Pouaha is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 43 percent reside, Centre Region, where 36 percent reside and West Region, where 17 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Pouaha
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