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

Gahou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 131,319^th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,116,627 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gahou live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 277,461^st most common forename world-wide, held by 861 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 1,872 people, or 1 in 5,521. In Benin Gahou is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 62 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 10 percent reside and Collines Department, where 8 percent reside. Other than Benin it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 37 percent reside and Algeria, where 8 percent reside.

Gahou Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gahou has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gahou last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.