Howanu Surname
14,316,765th 
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in: 
Nigeria
Highest density in: 
Nigeria
Howanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 | 
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Howanou | 92 | 238 | / | 
| Owanu | 91 | 23 | / | 
| Houwanou | 86 | 189 | / | 
| Chowanus | 86 | 1 | / | 
| Hewanu | 83 | 4 | / | 
| Huwanu | 83 | 3 | / | 
| Hobanu | 83 | 1 | / | 
| Owanou | 83 | 1 | / | 
| Houwannou | 80 | 5 | / | 
| Houhwanou | 80 | 2 | / | 
| Chobanu | 77 | 2,029 | / | 
| Hobeanu | 77 | 179 | / | 
| Achwanu | 77 | 120 | / | 
| Chawanu | 77 | 16 | / | 
| Howonou | 77 | 7 | / | 
| Chovanu | 77 | 2 | / | 
| Hawanou | 77 | 2 | / | 
| Hauwanu | 77 | 1 | / | 
| Owanaut | 77 | 1 | / | 
| Ahwanou | 77 | 1 | / | 
| Uwanu | 73 | 204 | / | 
| Ewanu | 73 | 178 | / | 
| Awanu | 73 | 150 | / | 
| Owonu | 73 | 65 | / | 
| Obanu | 73 | 58 | / | 
| Owenu | 73 | 8 | / | 
| Hauwanou | 71 | 1 | / | 
| Ahwangou | 71 | 1 | / | 
| Ahwannou | 71 | 1 | / | 
| Ahawanou | 71 | 1 | / | 
| Chawangu | 71 | 1 | / | 
| Awanou | 67 | 1,059 | / | 
| Awhanu | 67 | 136 | / | 
| Obeanu | 67 | 64 | / | 
| Jobanu | 67 | 62 | / | 
| Ojuanu | 67 | 54 | / | 
| Jovanu | 67 | 29 | / | 
| Owounu | 67 | 21 | / | 
| Auwanu | 67 | 18 | / | 
| Owoonu | 67 | 9 | / | 
| Habanu | 67 | 8 | / | 
| Hovenu | 67 | 7 | / | 
| Awangu | 67 | 6 | / | 
| Gowonu | 67 | 4 | / | 
| Ahuanu | 67 | 3 | / | 
| Ojbanu | 67 | 3 | / | 
| Owuonu | 67 | 3 | / | 
| Abhanu | 67 | 2 | / | 
| Obanui | 67 | 2 | / | 
| Hewenu | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Awanui | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Havanu | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Obanau | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Obainu | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Awuanu | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Obannu | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Obanuh | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Awaneu | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Obanou | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Awwanu | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Aweanu | 67 | 1 | / | 
| Awaenu | 67 | 1 | / | 
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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 Howanu
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