Houndenou Surname

238,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Houndenou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houndenou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,6651:6,208844
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Houndenou (26) may also be a first name.

Houndenou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Houndenou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houndenou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 238,706th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,340,409 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houndenou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 26 people.

The surname is most common in Benin, where it is borne by 1,665 people, or 1 in 6,208. In Benin Houndenou is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 59 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 12 percent are found and Zou Department, where 9 percent are found. Barring Benin it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hondenou9413/
Ouendenou892/
Houndinou891/
Hundenu88121/
Oundeno884/
Houndesinnou861/
Ouendeno8225,314/
Ouéndeno821/
Houndessinnou821/
Ondeno80761/
Ondenot75355/
Ondengo754/
Hundino752/
Oundino751/
Ondengu751/
Oundena751/
Gondenu751/
Hondino750/
Khondengoy741/
Gandenou7141/
Ouendéno7135/
Hondyono7129/
Yendenou715/
Andenous712/
Ouéndéno711/
Chandinou6775/
Undino6737/
Andeno6720/
Andenu6712/
Ondino678/
Ondenault674/
Atindenou674/
Ondena671/
Ondinu671/

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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 Houndenou
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