Family name Hawu (Hawu 
) , globally, is a rare last name. The cognomen Hawu is characteristic of South Africa, where it is a rare surname, Indonesia, and Tanzania. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, South Africa, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Hawu is the forename as well as the last name.
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