Dahouin Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dahouin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahouin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Dahouin Last Name Facts

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

Dahouin is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahouin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dahouin is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dahouin live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin it is most numerous in: Atlantique Department, where 25 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 25 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Togo, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deahouin932/
Dohouin86366/
Daouine868/
Daouina861/
Deaouin861/
Dehouhin801/
Deouhin716/
Daoen6727/
Dahiyaain631/
Doohin626/
Doaoyn621/
Daoeng621/
Dahoem621/
Doyuhin572/
Deyyain571/
Deahaen571/
Dasaiuim5342/
Daoheang535/
Dattejain501/

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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
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  • 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 Dahouin
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