Hounein Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Hounein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Hounein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hounein (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺣﻨﻴﻦ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hounein click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounein? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hounein is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Hounein is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Hounein live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Brakna Region, where 67 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 17 percent reside and Tagant Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hounein Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hounein in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺣﻨﻴﻦ | hnyn | 66.67 |
| ﺃﺣﻨﻴﻦ | ahnyn | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Hounein
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