Hounzavi Surname
Approximately 773 people bear this surname
Hounzavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 767 | 1:13,475 | 1,836 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Hounzavi (36) may also be a first name.
Hounzavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hounzavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hounzavi is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hounzavi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hounzavi is the 442,270th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,427,614 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hounzavi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hounzavi is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name on earth, held by 36 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 767 people, or 1 in 13,475. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 71 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 13 percent live and Zou Department, where 12 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hounziavi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Hounzeavi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Hounzavie | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hounsavi | 88 | 591 | / |
| Hounssavi | 82 | 5 | / |
| Houngiavi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Houndjavi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Unzavie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hunjavi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hunsavi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hounsavihe | 78 | 8 | / |
| Ouensavi | 75 | 136 | / |
| Hounsovi | 75 | 30 | / |
| Hounsava | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hounssavihe | 74 | 1 | / |
| Houndjovi | 71 | 638 | / |
| Hounsouvi | 71 | 142 | / |
| Onzava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houngiave | 71 | 1 | / |
| Honzawa | 67 | 3,814 | / |
| Hamzavi | 67 | 884 | / |
| Hanzava | 67 | 31 | / |
| Hanzawi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gonsavi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hounssouvi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hountsouvi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Humzawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gonzave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hansavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hunsabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hancavi | 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 Hounzavi
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