Houigbe Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Houigbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houigbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin821:126,04413,698
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Houigbe Last Name Facts

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

Houigbe occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Houigbe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The surname Houigbe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houigbe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 126,044. In Benin Houigbe is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 89 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 7 percent reside and Zou Department, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Benin Houigbe is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houingbe9316/
Houaigbe936/
Houiegbe932/
Houyigbe932/
Ouigbe923/
Uhuigbe8613/
Hohigbe861/
Houégbe861/
Houigbai801/
Houingwe801/
Ouigue77674/
Ahigbe77300/
Ouigba773/
Ohigbe771/
Houeyogbe752/
Houeigoue751/
Chouingue751/
Ojiegbe71482/
Ohiegbe7138/
Ojeigbe7136/
Ahiogbe7135/
Ujaigbe7114/
Oweigbe7111/
Ahikgbe713/
Oheugbe713/
Ujiegbe712/
Ouingwe711/
Ojaigbe711/
Ohaigbe711/
Aihouhegbe711/
Ouyigue711/
Ohingbe711/
Ouingue711/
Oueigue711/
Houigui711/
Ahiaegbe6729/
Chouigui6724/
Aïhingbe6720/
Ugiaigbe6713/
Aihiegbe6710/
Oegbe677/
Ohiaegbe676/
Oijengbe671/
Oigiegbe671/
Ohiogbhe671/
Ojiegbea671/
Juiyigbe671/
Ahouygue671/

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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 Houigbe
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