Hounkode Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Hounkode Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hounkode Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1031:100,34611,409
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Hounkode Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hounkode Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hounkode occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hounkode? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Hounkode occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounkode are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Hounkode is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 100,346. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 78 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 16 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 3 percent live. Not including Benin this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hounkoude941/
Hunkode933/
Aihounkode896/
Honkoude888/
Houncode882/
Aiounkode824/
Honkade8074/
Hankode801/
Honkhade751/
Chonkade751/
Unkade71168/
Chonkhade7129/
Chunkhade7118/
Unkude7118/
Chounkada719/
Chaunkade716/
Ankode711/
Chankoude711/
Onkade711/
Chonkhude711/
Ankoude6723/
Hankade6720/
Chaunkhade6713/
Unkhade6710/
Homkade673/
Gonkade673/
Hancode671/

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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
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  • 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 Hounkode
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