Hounja Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Hounja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Hounja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hounja is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounja reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 80 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Hounja
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