Houngueh Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Houngueh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 32 | 1:322,988 | 25,835 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Houngueh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houngueh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Houngueh occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Houngueh.
How Common Is The Last Name Houngueh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,100,440th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Houngueh are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 322,988. In Benin it is most common in: Littoral Department, where 31 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 28 percent are found and Collines Department, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 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 Houngueh
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