Houngou Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Houngou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 77 | 1:249,247 | 7,915 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Houngou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houngou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Houngou has its highest incidence in Niger. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houngou? popularity and diffusion
Houngou is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Houngou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 249,247. In Niger Houngou is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 70 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 22 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 8 percent are found. Beside Niger Houngou exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 3 percent are found and Chad, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Houngou
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