Hounsanou Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Hounsanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 69 | 1:72,306 | 6,384 |
| Benin | 37 | 1:279,341 | 23,629 |
| Guinea | 33 | 1:358,601 | 1,162 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Hounsanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounsanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hounsanou is found most frequently in The Congo. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hounsanou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounsanou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hounsanou is the 1,484,726th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounsanou live; 51 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in The Congo, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 72,306. In The Congo Hounsanou is most common in: Brazzaville Department, where 100 percent live. Besides The Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 26 percent live and Guinea, where 23 percent live.
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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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