Hounkpon Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Hounkpon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hounkpon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2081:49,6906,272
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Hounkpon (12) may also be a first name.

Hounkpon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hounkpon is found most frequently in Benin. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hounkpon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,148,257th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounkpon reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hounkpon is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

Hounkpon is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 49,690. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 48 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 26 percent reside and Collines Department, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Benin this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 0 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
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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 Hounkpon
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