Douhoun Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Douhoun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Douhoun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin861:120,18113,205
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Douhoun (19) may also be a first name.

Douhoun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Douhoun (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻫﻮﻥ) is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Douhoun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Douhoun are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

Douhoun is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 120,181. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atlantique Department, where 67 percent reside, Zou Department, where 17 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 13 percent reside. Besides Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Douhoune934/
Douhounn931/
Douhon9240/
Douhun929/
Duhoun921/
Touhoun8615/
Deuhoun862/
Douhoum861/
Douhone861/
Duhound860/
Duhon838,051/
Douon831,503/
Duhun8367/
Dooun837/
Douun831/
Dieuhoun809/
Touehoun801/
Dou'oung801/
Douhan77400/
Douone7736/
Duhone7727/
Touhon7723/
Douong779/
Duhont775/
Dooyun775/
Doujun772/
Duhuin771/
Douhán771/
Douhoń771/
Tuhoun771/
Dauhon771/
Duhaun770/
Duhunt770/
Doushoyan758/
Touhoueng751/
Duhayon711,170/
Douhane7142/
Duheyon7116/
Douhain7113/
Doujoum715/
Dujoune715/
Dieuhon713/
Duhogne712/
Douaion712/
Duhaion711/
Duioung711/
Diouhan711/
Touhoum711/
Douoyon711/
Douhant711/
Douhien711/
Douayon711/
Duhan675,903/
Douan674,367/
Duyun67706/
Duahn6792/
Doeun6737/
Dooan6719/
Dujun6715/
Deuheuon677/
Doeon673/
Dushoian672/
Douom671/
Douongue671/
Dujoujon671/
Duhán671/
Duhusing670/
Douchean670/

Douhoun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Douhoun in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻫﻮﻥaldhwn-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Douhoun
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