Ahonou Surname
Approximately 599 people bear this surname
Ahonou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 300 | 1:34,452 | 4,473 |
| Ivory Coast | 298 | 1:77,420 | 4,244 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Ahonou (75) may also be a first name.
Ahonou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahonou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ahonou is most common in Benin. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahonou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 537,454th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Ahonou are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 75 people.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 300 people, or 1 in 34,452. In Benin Ahonou is primarily found in: Zou Department, where 73 percent reside, Mono Department, where 11 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 50 percent reside and Togo, where 0 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 Ahonou
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