Hounhoui Surname
Approximately 3,200 people bear this surname
Hounhoui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3,183 | 1:3,247 | 393 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Hounhoui (120) may also be a first name.
Hounhoui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounhoui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hounhoui is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounhoui? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 139,612th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,277,358 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounhoui are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 852,104th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 120 people.
The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 3,183 people, or 1 in 3,247. In Benin Hounhoui is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 52 percent are found, Zou Department, where 27 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 15 percent are found. Other than Benin this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honhoui | 93 | 3 | / |
| Hounoui | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hounyohoui | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hounyoui | 88 | 7 | / |
| Houenoui | 88 | 1 | / |
| Choungoui | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hounnouui | 82 | 1 | / |
| Honouei | 80 | 219 | / |
| Ounhoua | 80 | 11 | / |
| Ounouis | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hunahui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hounoua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ounnoui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hanhoui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ounouei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ounouih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Unoui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Onoui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houniuhi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chanhoui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hounnoua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houenahi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ongoui | 71 | 166 | / |
| Honohi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Hanoui | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ounoua | 71 | 8 | / |
| Ounahi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ounohi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hunahi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hounoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Junoui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hunuui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hunyui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanyoui | 67 | 94 | / |
| Chonyui | 67 | 21 | / |
| Honiuhi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hounoye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chanoui | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hasnoui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jounahi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khunoei | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chonuui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Anehoui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hannoui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ounahit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounnahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunujgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honnahi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanhoai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonoai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounouj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounohio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honnohi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honnoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janhoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanoui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounhoe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Hounhoui
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