Hounkpe Surname
Approximately 21,057 people bear this surname
Hounkpe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 19,331 | 1:535 | 48 |
| Togo | 1,470 | 1:4,930 | 918 |
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| France | 100 | 1:664,227 | 85,408 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Hounkpè (102), Hounkpé (3) & Hounkpê (1) are calculated separately.
Hounkpe (1,485) may also be a first name.
Hounkpe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounkpe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hounkpe is found most frequently in Benin. It may be rendered as: Hounkpè, Hounkpé or Hounkpê. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounkpe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 25,598th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 346,087 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Hounkpe are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 201,851st most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,485 people.
This surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 19,331 people, or 1 in 535. In Benin Hounkpe is primarily concentrated in: Mono Department, where 30 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 23 percent reside and Zou Department, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hounkpè | 95 | 102 | / |
| Hounkpé | 95 | 3 | / |
| Hounkpê | 95 | 1 | / |
| Houenkpe | 93 | 6 | / |
| Hounkpey | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hounkpei | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hunkpe | 92 | 43 | / |
| Honkpe | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ounkpe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Aihounkpe | 88 | 30 | / |
| Houen'kpe | 88 | 10 | / |
| Hounkpehe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ayhounkpe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ounkpea | 86 | 144 | / |
| Hounkpa | 86 | 44 | / |
| Gounkpe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Honnkpe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Haunkpe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hounkpi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jounkpe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Onkpe | 83 | 51 | / |
| Unkpe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hounkpai | 80 | 23 | / |
| Houngpet | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hounkpoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Houenkpé | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hankpe | 77 | 176 | / |
| Ounkpa | 77 | 10 | / |
| Aunkpe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gonkpe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Omnkpe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Honkpa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Onkpie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Humkpe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oumkpe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houngphet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hongpet | 71 | 101 | / |
| Oyinkpe | 71 | 64 | / |
| Hongpei | 71 | 9 | / |
| Haankpe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ounkpoa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chungpe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heinkpe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honkpoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oumkpea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hijnkpe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heenkpe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ankpe | 67 | 173 | / |
| Hongphet | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hongp | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chankper | 67 | 7 | / |
| Onkpa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ongpe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Umkpe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chongpei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ochenkpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unkpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oungp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haungpet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khongphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chankpeh | 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
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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 Hounkpe
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