Houngbadji Surname

299,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Houngbadji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houngbadji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,2561:8,2291,125
France81:8,302,840321,660
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Houngbadji (30) may also be a first name.

Houngbadji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Houngbadji is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Houngbadji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houngbadji? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 299,328th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,733,710 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Houngbadji are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Houngbadji is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 30 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 1,256 people, or 1 in 8,229. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 39 percent are found, Zou Department, where 26 percent are found and Mono Department, where 13 percent are found. Beside Benin Houngbadji exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent are found and Senegal, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hougbadji956/
Houngbaji951/
Goungbadji9037/
Houngbodji9021/
Houngbadje901/
Hogbadji8928/
Hungbaji892/
Gougbadji843/
Hongbadja841/
Ogbadji823/
Houegbadja8069/
Angbadji7831/
Gangbadji7418/
Gougbadje743/
Agbadji711,267/
Ogbadie712/
Angbadje6740/
Agbadjui6712/
Ongboiji671/
Angbadja671/

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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 Houngbadji
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