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
The last name Hounvou occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hounvou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounvou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 393,535th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,115,307 people. Hounvou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounvou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 36 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 894 people, or 1 in 11,561. In Benin it is most common in: Ouémé Department, where 42 percent are found, Zou Department, where 38 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
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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