Hounwe Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Hounwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Hounwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hounwe is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hounwe is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounwe are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Hounwe is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin it is most common in: Borgou Department, where 33 percent live, Atakora Department, where 17 percent live and Collines Department, where 17 percent live. Beside Benin it exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 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 Hounwe
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