Hounvo Surname
Approximately 746 people bear this surname
Hounvo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 734 | 1:14,081 | 1,923 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
Hounvo (12) may also be a first name.
Hounvo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounvo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hounvo is found most frequently in Benin. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounvo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 454,357th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,768,828 people. The last name Hounvo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Hounvo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hounvo is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 734 people, or 1 in 14,081. In Benin it is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 46 percent reside, Zou Department, where 32 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Benin this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hounvou | 92 | 898 | / |
| Hounvoh | 92 | 10 | / |
| Honvo | 91 | 2,230 | / |
| Hunvo | 91 | 69 | / |
| Ounvo | 91 | 25 | / |
| Honvou | 83 | 3,069 | / |
| Honvoh | 83 | 283 | / |
| Hunvoh | 83 | 19 | / |
| Hounbo | 83 | 11 | / |
| Honvoš | 83 | 7 | / |
| Honvoy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Honnvo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hounwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Huinvo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ounvoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chonvo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onvo | 80 | 29 | / |
| Hounbgo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Huynhvo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Honvouh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houmvou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Honvous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Honbo | 73 | 1,723 | / |
| Unvoy | 73 | 36 | / |
| Hunuo | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gonvo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Hunwo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hunbo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Onvoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ounwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hanvo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ounbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Onvoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hunva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hounouho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chounwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houtenbos | 67 | 478 | / |
| Houmbo | 67 | 231 | / |
| Ahanvo | 67 | 133 | / |
| Houenouho | 67 | 94 | / |
| Honvad | 67 | 84 | / |
| Chonbo | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chunva | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ounwoh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Unvois | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hounba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hunbos | 67 | 6 | / |
| Onvoha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hounwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Honbot | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hunbgo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chunbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jounbo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khunuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ounbou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hanvou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haunva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hunvad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ounuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanvoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khonuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khunbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Homvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omnvoh | 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
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- 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 Hounvo
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