Houndjovi Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Houndjovi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houndjovi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin6341:16,3022,200
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Houndjovi (15) may also be a first name.

Houndjovi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Houndjovi is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Houndjovi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 512,152nd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Houndjovi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 15 people.

The last name Houndjovi is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 634 people, or 1 in 16,302. In Benin Houndjovi is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 40 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 39 percent reside and Zou Department, where 10 percent reside. Beside Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houndjavi893/
Hounsovi8230/
Hounsouvi78142/
Houndjava7828/
Houndjowe781/
Hunjavi752/
Hounssouvi746/
Hounzavi71773/
Hounsavi71591/
Ounsouvi713/
Houndjahoue70195/
Hounsouve6715/
Hounssavi675/
Hounsouva673/
Houngiavi673/
Hounziavi672/
Anjovi671/
Hounzavie671/

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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 Houndjovi
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