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

The surname Gahou is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gahou click here.

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

This last name is the 131,319^th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,116,627 people. Gahou occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gahou live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gahou is also the 277,461^st most widespread first name globally, held by 861 people.

This last name is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 1,872 people, or 1 in 5,521. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 62 percent live, Littoral Department, where 10 percent live and Collines Department, where 8 percent live. Excluding Benin this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 37 percent live and Algeria, where 8 percent live.

Gahou Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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