Houndeffo Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Houndeffo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houndeffo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1761:58,7257,253
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Houndeffo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Houndeffo occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Houndeffo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,267,784th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Houndeffo reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 58,725. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Collines Department, where 38 percent are found, Zou Department, where 23 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Benin it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houndefo94102/
Houndeafo895/
Houndiffo891/
Hondefo881/
Houndefa8230/
Ondeafo753/
Houndéfa711/
Hundifod711/
Yendefo631/
Handifod59195/
Ainedefo591/
Oyindefa591/
Oyindeifa5617/
Ainedeifo561/
Haandifod561/
Andefa5314/
Andifo534/
Andesfa505/
Chandeephot501/
Andifoi501/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Houndeffo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis