Where Does The Last Name Gahou Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Gahou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahou? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 131,319^th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,116,627 people. The last name Gahou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gahou are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gahou is also the 277,461^st most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 861 people.

This last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 1,872 people, or 1 in 5,521. In Benin it is most frequent in: Zou Department, where 62 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 10 percent are found and Collines Department, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Benin this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 37 percent are found and Algeria, where 8 percent are found.

Gahou Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Gahou has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.