Hountchegnon Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Hountchegnon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hountchegnon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin791:130,83014,100
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Hountchégnon (1) are calculated separately.

Hountchegnon Last Name Facts

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

Hountchegnon occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Hountchégnon. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hountchegnon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Hountchegnon occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Hountchegnon are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 130,830. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Collines Department, where 52 percent reside, Zou Department, where 28 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Benin Hountchegnon occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hountchégnon971/
Hounchegnon964/
Houantchegnon964/
Hontchenon911/
Huenchenon821/
Hanzegnon6738/
Gunchinon670/
Anzegnon6031/
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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 Hountchegnon
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