Hounyovi Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Hounyovi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hounyovi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin8801:11,7451,612
Senegal141:1,041,3823,211
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Hounyovi (28) may also be a first name.

Hounyovi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hounyovi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Hounyovi occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hounyovi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 390,762nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,043,649 people. The last name Hounyovi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Hounyovi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hounyovi is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 880 people, or 1 in 11,745. In Benin Hounyovi is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 28 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 27 percent live and Littoral Department, where 14 percent live. Besides Benin this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hunyovi931/
Honyovi931/
Hounyowi8810/
Hounyoui887/
Hounyove886/
Hounhovi881/
Hougnovi881/
Houngnovi826/
Chunyova756/
Chonyova751/
Hounhowi751/
Anyovi712,310/
Chonhovai7188/
Unyove7163/
Onyobi7146/
Chonhovoi714/
Houngiavi713/
Unyova711/
Onyova711/
Hanyoui6794/
Hanyova6726/
Hunjavi672/
Oonyobi672/
Hunyavy671/
Onyawoi671/

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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 Hounyovi
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