Houenassi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Houenassi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houenassi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806

Houenassi (10) may also be a first name.

Houenassi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Houenassi is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houenassi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Houenassi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Houenassi live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houenassi is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name Houenassi is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Department, where 67 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 17 percent live. Apart from Benin this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 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
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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 Houenassi
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