Hountou Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Hountou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 44 | 1:436,182 | 11,913 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Hountou (35) may also be a first name.
Hountou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hountou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hountou occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hountou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,776,799th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. Hountou occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Hountou are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Hountou is also the 1,744,716th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 35 people.
This surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 436,182. In Niger Hountou is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 41 percent live, Zinder Region, where 41 percent live and Maradi Region, where 16 percent live. Aside from Niger Hountou exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 6 percent live and France, where 2 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
- 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 Hountou
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