Yalouwa Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yalouwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yalouwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania251:163,7958,806
Niger61:3,198,67054,540

Yalouwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yalouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yalouwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻟﻮ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalouwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,543,123rd most widely held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Yalouwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yalouwa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 163,795. In Mauritania Yalouwa is most common in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 72 percent reside, Trarza Region, where 24 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaluwa92699/
Yalowa9229/
Hyaluwa8652/
Yalouba8618/
Yallowa864/
Yalioua863/
Yalouwe863/
Yalloway804/
Yalova771,015/
Yaluwe77258/
Yaluwo77216/
Jaluwa77122/
Yalawa7761/
Yolowa7748/
Yaluva7726/
Yaluba7722/
Yaloba7713/
Yoluwa773/
Yalowe771/
Yalowi771/
Yatlova71152/
Yalovaç71111/
Jaloway7190/
Ajolojuowa7176/
Yahlova7132/
Yalıova7113/
Yalovay719/
Jaluswa718/
Yaylova717/
Yalaewa713/
Yaslova712/
Yaloeva712/
Yioluwa711/
Yalabou711/
Yalgova711/
Yallawa711/
Yallova711/
Yalowey711/
Yolosua711/
Yaleawa711/
Yalawai711/
Yalobay711/
Jalouba711/
Yalioui711/
Yalluba711/
Yalovaya67847/
Yaloveha67531/
Yalowich6723/
Jalloway6722/
Yolosuah6718/
Yaloubou675/
Yallawad674/
Yalovaja671/
Yalovach671/
Eyioluwa671/
Yallowey671/
Yaylobay671/
Ealloway671/
Yallaway670/
Yallower670/

Yalouwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yalouwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻟﻮyalw50
ﻳﺎﻟﻮﺍyalwa33.33
ﻳﺎﻟﻮﻩyalwh16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yalouwa
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