Hounsavi Surname
Approximately 591 people bear this surname
Hounsavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 589 | 1:17,548 | 2,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
Hounsavi (27) may also be a first name.
Hounsavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounsavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hounsavi occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounsavi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hounsavi is the 542,751st most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounsavi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.
The surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 589 people, or 1 in 17,548. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 39 percent live, Collines Department, where 28 percent live and Plateau Department, where 13 percent live. Excluding Benin Hounsavi exists in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hounssavi | 94 | 5 | / |
| Hunsavi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Hounsavihe | 89 | 8 | / |
| Hounzavi | 88 | 773 | / |
| Ouensavi | 88 | 136 | / |
| Hounsovi | 88 | 30 | / |
| Hounsava | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hounssavihe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hounsouvi | 82 | 142 | / |
| Houndjavi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Houngiavi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Hounziavi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hounzeavi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Hounzavie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gonsavi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Hunjavi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hansavi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hunsabi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hounssouvi | 78 | 6 | / |
| Hounsaba | 75 | 18 | / |
| Ounsouvi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Houndjovi | 71 | 638 | / |
| Khanshavi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Hounsouve | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ansavi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hounsiabe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hounsouva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Houngiave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haunsabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honsawa | 67 | 2,586 | / |
| Hansabi | 67 | 244 | / |
| Chuensabai | 67 | 94 | / |
| Onsawai | 67 | 34 | / |
| Hansava | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gunsawi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Unzavie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gansavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hancavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunsaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounssouve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Unsaiba | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Hounsavi
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