Souwaba Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Souwaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Souwaba (83) may also be a first name.
Souwaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Souwaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Souwaba occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Souwaba.
How Common Is The Last Name Souwaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Souwaba is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Souwaba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Souwaba live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Chadic Africa. Souwaba is also the 1,052,971st most commonly held first name in the world, held by 83 people.
It is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 33 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 33 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 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 Souwaba
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