Houndeton Surname

187,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Houndeton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houndeton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2,0511:5,039661
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

The alternate forms: Houndéton (1) are calculated separately.

Houndeton (52) may also be a first name.

Houndeton Last Name Facts

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

Houndeton is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Houndéton. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houndeton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 187,199th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,224,578 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Houndeton reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houndeton is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 52 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 2,051 people, or 1 in 5,039. In Benin it is most frequent in: Atlantique Department, where 34 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 33 percent reside and Zou Department, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Gabon, where 9 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houndéton961/
Houndethon951/
Hundeton9429/
Houmdeton891/
Hundethon891/
Hundetan821/
Andeton751/
Andeston711/
Gundyton710/
Anditon6315/
Andetan633/
Jandeetoin631/
Andestan5924/
Undestam5920/
Anditone591/
Andetund590/
Handestam563/
Andytom509/
Anditan502/
Andytan501/
Anditom501/

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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 Houndeton
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