Houedjakou Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Houedjakou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Houedjakou Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin281:369,12927,947
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Houedjakou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Houedjakou occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Houedjakou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houedjakou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Houedjakou reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 369,129. In Benin it is mostly found in: Littoral Department, where 54 percent reside, Zou Department, where 21 percent reside and Mono Department, where 14 percent reside. Beside Benin this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Belgium, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houedjako951/
Houeziakou806/
Houedeokou801/
Goudjako78152/
Bedjakou7847/
Chousakou7458/
Oudjoukou7414/
Housako711/
Housakos6736/
Goudjaco676/
Oyedjoko676/
Bedjokou673/
Ouhsakou671/
Ouzeikou671/
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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 Houedjakou
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