Houanye Surname
Approximately 387 people bear this surname
Houanye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 380 | 1:27,199 | 3,615 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Houanye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houanye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houanye occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houanye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 744,013th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. Houanye is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Houanye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 380 people, or 1 in 27,199. In Benin Houanye is primarily concentrated in: Mono Department, where 72 percent live, Zou Department, where 11 percent live and Littoral Department, where 8 percent live. Barring Benin Houanye exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahounye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ouamnye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Houonye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Houagne | 86 | 1 | / |
| Oanye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houangne | 80 | 5 | / |
| Houhanie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houanier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ahonye | 77 | 433 | / |
| Ouagne | 77 | 94 | / |
| Ohonye | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ouonye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hoange | 77 | 2 | / |
| Aounye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ouanhy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ohanye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hoanie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Hoagne | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ouangne | 71 | 24 | / |
| Ahuonye | 71 | 12 | / |
| Jouanie | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ahaonye | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hujonye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ouanjee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoagner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouangey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ouagnet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oeuonye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ohhonye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jouanieh | 67 | 60 | / |
| Oange | 67 | 53 | / |
| Oyahanye | 67 | 45 | / |
| Hujionye | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ouangnet | 67 | 16 | / |
| Choanier | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aonye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oanie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oagne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouaneheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houani'a | 67 | 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 Houanye
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