Houekou Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Houekou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 158 | 1:65,415 | 7,986 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Houekou (16) may also be a first name.
Houekou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houekou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houekou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houekou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,380,086th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Houekou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houekou is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 16 people.
The last name Houekou is most common in Benin, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 65,415. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 52 percent live, Mono Department, where 32 percent live and Plateau Department, where 6 percent live. Aside from Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 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 Houekou
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