Hounvou Surname
Approximately 898 people bear this surname
Hounvou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 894 | 1:11,561 | 1,579 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Hounvou (36) may also be a first name.
Hounvou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounvou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hounvou is more commonly found 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 Hounvou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hounvou is the 393,535th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounvou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 36 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 894 people, or 1 in 11,561. In Benin it is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 42 percent live, Zou Department, where 38 percent live and Littoral Department, where 16 percent live. Other than Benin Hounvou exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honvou | 92 | 3,069 | / |
| Hounvo | 92 | 746 | / |
| Hounvoh | 86 | 10 | / |
| Honvouh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Houmvou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Honvous | 86 | 0 | / |
| Honvo | 83 | 2,230 | / |
| Honvu | 83 | 218 | / |
| Hunvu | 83 | 100 | / |
| Hunvo | 83 | 69 | / |
| Ounvo | 83 | 25 | / |
| Hounviyo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Chounwou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hounouho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hounvoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Honvoh | 77 | 283 | / |
| Hunvoh | 77 | 19 | / |
| Hounbo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Honvoš | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ounbou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Honvoy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hanvou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Honnvo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chunvu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Honbou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hounwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Huinvo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Homvou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ounvoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chonvo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hunvoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houenouho | 75 | 94 | / |
| Onvo | 73 | 29 | / |
| Onvu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Unvu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houmbou | 71 | 33 | / |
| Houenouhou | 71 | 30 | / |
| Hunviyo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chunvut | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hounbgo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Huynhvo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gounbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chonbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hunvoji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honveuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honvaux | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hounwui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honboue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honbo | 67 | 1,723 | / |
| Honvault | 67 | 522 | / |
| Anvou | 67 | 226 | / |
| Choumbou | 67 | 56 | / |
| Unvoy | 67 | 36 | / |
| Hunuo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Houmboue | 67 | 20 | / |
| Houmbouy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gonvo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hunwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Unvuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hunbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gonvu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hounhouehou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hunbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onvoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ounwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Honuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Humvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gounwoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onvoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hannvouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanvoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houenouhoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounhbui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ounbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanvo | 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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- 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 Hounvou
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