Houassou Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Houassou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Houassou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houassou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houassou is found most frequently in Benin. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houassou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Houassou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 645,975. In Benin Houassou is mostly found in: Ouémé Department, where 50 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 25 percent are found and Zou Department, where 19 percent are found. Not including Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Houassou
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