Hounsinou Surname

80,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Hounsinou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hounsinou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin4,5651:2,264271
Togo1,3651:5,3101,020
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
France41:16,605,680368,153
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Hounsinou (117) may also be a first name.

Hounsinou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hounsinou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hounsinou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 80,782nd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,209,752 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Hounsinou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 864,112th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 117 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is held by 4,565 people, or 1 in 2,264. In Benin Hounsinou is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 36 percent live, Zou Department, where 20 percent live and Plateau Department, where 13 percent live. Barring Benin this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 23 percent live and Ethiopia, where 0 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hounsinou
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