Hounguia Surname
Approximately 1,483 people bear this surname
Hounguia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,463 | 1:7,065 | 974 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Hounguia (295) may also be a first name.
Hounguia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounguia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hounguia is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounguia? popularity and diffusion
Hounguia is the 264,069th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,914,057 people. The surname Hounguia occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounguia are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 513,559th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 295 people.
The surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 1,463 people, or 1 in 7,065. In Benin Hounguia is most numerous in: Mono Department, where 81 percent live, Zou Department, where 7 percent live and Kouffo Department, where 4 percent live. Beside Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Chad, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunguia | 93 | 7 | / |
| Honguia | 93 | 2 | / |
| Ounguia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hounguya | 88 | 8 | / |
| Chonguia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hounquia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Houngwia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Unguia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Onguia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chuinguia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hongjia | 80 | 10 | / |
| Junguia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hanguia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hongbia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chomguia | 75 | 17 | / |
| Hungaiya | 75 | 11 | / |
| Changuia | 75 | 4 | / |
| Unguya | 71 | 62 | / |
| Anguia | 71 | 52 | / |
| Onguya | 71 | 26 | / |
| Houngbeou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Onghia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ongwia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ongbia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chongaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chongja | 67 | 186 | / |
| Khongja | 67 | 61 | / |
| Houngbehou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hongyai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hongjai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gongjia | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hanghia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Onguhea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Angugia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chongea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Junguya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hungyau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ongajia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unquija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hamguia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anguhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Anguiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janguia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hongjea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Hounguia
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