Houinsou Surname

154,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Houinsou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houinsou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2,7891:3,706473
France261:2,554,720189,486
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Houinsou (231) may also be a first name.

Houinsou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Houinsou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Houinsou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 154,061st most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,556,137 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Houinsou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houinsou is also the 590,311th most common forename globally, borne by 231 people.

It is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 2,789 people, or 1 in 3,706. In Benin Houinsou is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 34 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 17 percent reside and Zou Department, where 14 percent reside. Other than Benin this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Houinsou Last Name Statistics demography

Houinsou earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houinssou94234/
Ehouinsou94121/
Houiensou943/
Ouinsou931,218/
Houinso932/
Ehouinssou898/
Ouinssou8856/
Eouinsou885/
Ahoinsou881/
Youinsou881/
Ouhinsou881/
Huoinsou881/
Houinsso881/
Ouinso862/
Ouinsu861/
Ouhinssou821/
Houinsa80399/
Ouimsou802/
Ahinsou801/
Houinzo801/
Houinssa7516/
Ahinssou752/
Ouinsa7175/
Ahinsu712/
Ouindjoue711/
Ouhensous711/
Youinsa679/
Ahionsu673/
Ahinsju671/
Ouinssa671/

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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 Houinsou
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