Houndja Surname
Approximately 599 people bear this surname
Houndja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 551 | 1:18,758 | 2,512 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Houndja (106) may also be a first name.
Houndja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houndja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houndja occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Houndja? popularity and diffusion
Houndja is the 537,454th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,166,187 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houndja reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houndja is also the 915,176th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 106 people.
Houndja is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 551 people, or 1 in 18,758. In Benin it is mostly found in: Ouémé Department, where 79 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 8 percent live and Littoral Department, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Benin this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
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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 Houndja
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