Hounwanou Surname
Approximately 6,072 people bear this surname
Hounwanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6,035 | 1:1,713 | 211 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hounwanou (228) may also be a first name.
Hounwanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounwanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hounwanou is found most frequently in Benin. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hounwanou.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounwanou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hounwanou is the 80,247th most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,200,189 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounwanou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hounwanou is also the 594,918th most frequent first name internationally, held by 228 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 6,035 people, or 1 in 1,713. In Benin Hounwanou is primarily found in: Ouémé Department, where 35 percent reside, Zou Department, where 18 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 15 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hounwannou | 95 | 13 | / |
| Hunwanou | 94 | 6 | / |
| Hounwanu | 94 | 2 | / |
| Houmwanou | 89 | 3 | / |
| Heunwanou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hunwanu | 88 | 112 | / |
| Honwonou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Unwanu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Onwanu | 80 | 12 | / |
| Onwano | 80 | 11 | / |
| Chunwanno | 78 | 52 | / |
| Chonwanot | 78 | 4 | / |
| Ahanwanou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Honwana | 75 | 31,818 | / |
| Onwanuo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Onwuanu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Onwango | 75 | 3 | / |
| Onwuano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Unwangu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khunwana | 71 | 648 | / |
| Onwuanuo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Ounwanna | 71 | 25 | / |
| Chanwano | 71 | 22 | / |
| Junwanno | 71 | 10 | / |
| Khonwana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hon'wana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Onwaunuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oumbanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Onwaanuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hoijnwanoij | 70 | 1 | / |
| Unwana | 67 | 777 | / |
| Unbanu | 67 | 416 | / |
| Chunwatna | 67 | 166 | / |
| Chunwanna | 67 | 95 | / |
| Chonwatna | 67 | 71 | / |
| Khunwanna | 67 | 61 | / |
| Chonwanna | 67 | 46 | / |
| Onwana | 67 | 44 | / |
| Onuanu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hounouhounou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Omwano | 67 | 5 | / |
| Unwonu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Onwonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanwanno | 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 Hounwanou
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