Hounkpatin Surname

30,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Hounkpatin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hounkpatin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin17,1631:60253
Ivory Coast911:253,53010,036
France671:991,384111,008
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
England181:3,095,448105,421
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Togo91:805,3086,372
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Hounkpatin (227) may also be a first name.

Hounkpatin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hounkpatin is found most in Benin. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hounkpatin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,654th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 418,392 people. Hounkpatin is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Hounkpatin live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hounkpatin is also the 596,468th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 227 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 17,163 people, or 1 in 602. In Benin Hounkpatin is primarily found in: Ouémé Department, where 30 percent live, Zou Department, where 17 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 16 percent live. Beside Benin it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hunkpatin9528/
Honkpatin954/
Hounkpatien951/
Hounkpation951/
Hounkpatim905/
Honnkpatin902/
Houmkpatin901/
Hounkpotin901/
Huunkpatin901/
Huonkpatin901/
Atinkpatin701/
Angpatin6721/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hounkpatin
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