Houansou Surname

205,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Houansou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houansou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2,0031:5,160673
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Houansou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Houansou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Houansou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,521st most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,609,483 people. Houansou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houansou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 2,003 people, or 1 in 5,160. In Benin it is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 68 percent live, Zou Department, where 14 percent live and Littoral Department, where 11 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

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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 Houansou
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