Houedanou Surname
Approximately 6,951 people bear this surname
Houedanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6,878 | 1:1,503 | 192 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| Senegal | 22 | 1:662,697 | 2,512 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
The alternate forms: Houédanou (8) are calculated separately.
Houedanou (2,626) may also be a first name.
Houedanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houedanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houedanou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Houédanou. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Houedanou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 71,081st most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,048,417 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houedanou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houedanou is also the 143,362nd most numerous first name on earth, borne by 2,626 people.
The last name Houedanou is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 6,878 people, or 1 in 1,503. In Benin it is most numerous in: Atlantique Department, where 23 percent reside, Mono Department, where 21 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 19 percent reside. Not including Benin Houedanou exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside and Senegal, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houédanou | 96 | 8 | / |
| Houedannou | 95 | 4 | / |
| Houedhanou | 95 | 2 | / |
| Ahouedanou | 95 | 2 | / |
| Ouedanou | 94 | 23 | / |
| Houdanou | 94 | 6 | / |
| Hoedanou | 94 | 3 | / |
| Houedanu | 94 | 2 | / |
| Huedanou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Houedonou | 89 | 16 | / |
| Wouedanou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oudanou | 88 | 1,050 | / |
| Houedounou | 84 | 3 | / |
| Houdonou | 82 | 47 | / |
| Goudanou | 82 | 5 | / |
| Whedanou | 82 | 3 | / |
| Hwuedanu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hwedanou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ayoudanou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Haudano | 75 | 73 | / |
| Goudano | 75 | 47 | / |
| Whedanu | 75 | 30 | / |
| Owedano | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hwedanu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hoidanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wedanou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oudhano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houdana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Auedano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heidanus | 71 | 113 | / |
| Houdouna | 71 | 59 | / |
| Heydanus | 71 | 21 | / |
| Goudonou | 71 | 19 | / |
| Viedanou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Oueddana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaudano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oudounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aouedana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Audano | 67 | 568 | / |
| Oudana | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vedano | 67 | 12 | / |
| Heijdanus | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wedanu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Choudanna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Goudounou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uedono | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gouedongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houdoutna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaudangu | 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 Houedanou
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