Hounsegan Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Hounsegan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hounsegan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin581:178,20017,490
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Hounsegan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hounsegan occurs most in Benin. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hounsegan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hounsegan is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounsegan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Hounsegan is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 178,200. In Benin it is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 97 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 3 percent are found. Not including Benin this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hounssegan957/
Hounsigan891/
Houndjegan841/
Ounsogan821/
Unsagan751/
Unsigang715/
Hangegan713/
Honsagon711/
Ansigan6364/
Ansogan6341/
Ansagan6334/
Gunsaighan634/
Ansogain597/
Anjeigang561/
Ansigon5025/
Ancigan5022/

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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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  • 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 Hounsegan
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