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 last name Honvou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Honvou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 144,713th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,374,567 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Honvou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Honvou is also the 852,104th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 120 people.

The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 3,044 people, or 1 in 3,395. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 65 percent reside, Zou Department, where 18 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Benin Honvou is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Mauritius, where 0 percent reside.

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
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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 Honvou
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