Avenon Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Avenon Surname Definition:

AVENON: The city of Avignon in France.

Avenon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3001:34,4524,473
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

The alternate forms: Aveñon (70) are calculated separately.

Avenon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

AVENON: The city of Avignon in France.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Avenon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Avenon (Russian: Авеньон) is found most frequently in Benin. It can also be found as: Aveñon. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avenon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Avenon is the 878,878th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. Avenon occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Avenon reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 34,452. In Benin it is mostly found in: Atlantique Department, where 38 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 30 percent reside and Zou Department, where 22 percent reside. Other than Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aveñon9470/
Avegnon921,518/
Avenong922/
Avanon831,125/
Avonon83158/
Abenon83147/
Awenon8365/
Avinon8340/
Avenom831/
Avignon773,389/
Avenant771,335/
Hawenon77386/
Aiwenon7721/
Avenand7716/
Havanon7715/
Avinhon7711/
Aïwenon7710/
Aîwenon779/
Avonnon774/
Ampenon774/
Avinone772/
Hovenon771/
Awenoon771/
Hevenon771/
Abeinon771/
Avinoun771/
Awoenon771/
Abegnon771/
Gavenan770/
Gavinon770/
Avignone71542/
Hayvanon713/
Ahouenon713/
Awouenon712/
Havenann712/
Haouenon711/
Havenang711/
Avaenaan711/
Assuenon711/
Abenan678,260/
Awonon671,223/
Havenhand67553/
D'Avignon67366/
Aviñon67233/
Abeñon67225/
Awinon67168/
Ahouegnon67122/
Awanon6796/
Abinon6760/
Ovanon6711/
Avonan679/
Avanan679/
Hahouenon676/
Owanon676/
Evinon675/
Avinan672/
Houvegnon672/
Hawouenon671/
Abénon671/
Avitinnon671/
D'Avingon671/
Evanon671/
Ahouenoun671/

Avenon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Avenon in the Russian language
Авеньонavenon-

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