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 may also be found in the variant forms: Aveñon. For other possible spellings of Avenon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Avenon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Avenon is the 878,878th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 23,737,935 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Avenon are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Avenon is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 300 people, or 1 in 34,452. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 38 percent live, Littoral Department, where 30 percent live and Zou Department, where 22 percent live. Excluding Benin it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

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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