Houndou Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Houndou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Houndou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houndou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houndou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻨﺪﻭ) occurs most in Niger. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houndou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Houndou reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 1,066,223. In Niger Houndou is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 83 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 11 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Niger this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 16 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houndou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houndou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻨﺪﻭ | hndw | 50 |
| ﻫﻨﺪ | hnd | 50 |
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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 Houndou
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