Hotonou Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Hotonou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Hotonou (272) may also be a first name.
Hotonou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hotonou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hotonou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hotonou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hotonou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hotonou is also the 538,995th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 272 people.
The surname Hotonou is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 356,400. In Benin it is mostly found in: Ouémé Department, where 62 percent reside, Mono Department, where 21 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Hotonou
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