Houegnon Surname
Approximately 624 people bear this surname
Houegnon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 593 | 1:17,429 | 2,359 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
The alternate forms: Houégnon (1) are calculated separately.
Houegnon (683) may also be a first name.
Houegnon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houegnon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houegnon is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Houégnon. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houegnon? popularity and diffusion
Houegnon is the 521,266th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Houegnon are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houegnon is also the 316,697th most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 683 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 593 people, or 1 in 17,429. In Benin Houegnon is most numerous in: Collines Department, where 45 percent live, Zou Department, where 25 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 15 percent live. Barring Benin Houegnon is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live and Brazil, 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
- 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 Houegnon
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