Honvou Surname

144,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Honvou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Honvou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3,0441:3,395417
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Honvou (120) may also be a first name.

Honvou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Honvou is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Honvou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Honvou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,713th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,374,567 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Honvou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Honvou is also the 852,104th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 120 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 3,044 people, or 1 in 3,395. In Benin Honvou is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 65 percent live, Zou Department, where 18 percent live and Littoral Department, where 12 percent live. Beside Benin it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Mauritius, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hounvou92898/
Honvouh921/
Honvous920/
Honvo912,230/
Honvu91218/
Hounvo83746/
Honvoh83283/
Honvoš837/
Hanvou832/
Honvoy832/
Chonvo831/
Homvou831/
Honnvo831/
Honbou831/
Onvo8029/
Onvu801/
Hounvoh7710/
Honveuh771/
Honboue771/
Houmvou771/
Chonbou771/
Honvaux771/
Honbu732,438/
Honbo731,723/
Anvou73226/
Ounvo7325/
Gonvo7310/
Honua734/
Gonvu734/
Onvoa732/
Onbou731/
Hanvo731/
Onvoh731/
Honuo731/
Honvault71522/
Hounviyo718/
Chounwou711/
Hannvouh711/
Hounvoyi711/
Hounouho711/
Chanvoux711/
Onouha67462/
Ahanvo67133/
Honvad6784/
Honbut6762/
Chonbo6721/
Hounbo6711/
Onvoha676/
Chonbu676/
Honbot675/
Gonbou674/
Khomvu674/
Hanbou674/
Ganvou673/
Hanwou672/
Chanvu672/
Omvoue671/
Gonwou671/
Hanhvu671/
Khonuo671/
Anvouh671/
Hanvoh671/
Omnvoh671/
Hounwo671/
Honvai671/
Hombou671/
Jonmvu671/
Onvuyo671/
Ounvoh671/
Anvoue671/
Honvay670/

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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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  • 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 Honvou
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