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
The surname Hounkpe is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Hounkpè, Hounkpé or Hounkpê. Click here for other possible spellings of Hounkpe.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounkpe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hounkpe is the 25,598th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 346,087 people. Hounkpe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Hounkpe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hounkpe is also the 201,851st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 1,485 people.
Hounkpe is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 19,331 people, or 1 in 535. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Mono Department, where 30 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 23 percent live and Zou Department, where 17 percent live. Not including Benin this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hounkpe
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