Ahignan Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Ahignan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
Ahignan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahignan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ahignan has its highest incidence in Benin. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahignan? popularity and diffusion
Ahignan is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Ahignan is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ahignan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 861,300. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 92 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 8 percent live. Beside Benin Ahignan occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent live.
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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 Ahignan
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