Ganhouegnon Surname
Approximately 335 people bear this surname
Ganhouegnon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 333 | 1:31,038 | 4,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Ganhouégnon (11) are calculated separately.
Ganhouegnon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ganhouegnon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ganhouegnon occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Ganhouégnon. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ganhouegnon? popularity and diffusion
Ganhouegnon is the 827,165th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 21,753,868 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ganhouegnon are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Ganhouegnon is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 333 people, or 1 in 31,038. In Benin Ganhouegnon is mostly found in: Atlantique Department, where 44 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 25 percent are found and Zou Department, where 23 percent are found. Besides Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganhouégnon | 97 | 11 | / |
| Gannouegnon | 91 | 1 | / |
| Honhouegnon | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hanougnon | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ganvegnon | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hounhouegnon | 78 | 274 | / |
| Hannougnon | 76 | 1 | / |
| Ganhoungan | 76 | 1 | / |
| Hounhougnon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hounhoungnon | 70 | 1 | / |
| Hounhoyegnon | 70 | 1 | / |
| Gonhounnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonwenon | 63 | 146 | / |
| Ganwinon | 63 | 2 | / |
| Gounhoungoun | 61 | 1 | / |
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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 Ganhouegnon
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