Houvegbo Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Houvegbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Houvegbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin381:271,99023,227
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Houvegbo Last Name Facts

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

Houvegbo occurs most in Benin. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Houvegbo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Houvegbo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Houvegbo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 271,990. In Benin Houvegbo is primarily found in: Atlantique Department, where 76 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 24 percent are found. Besides Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouvegbo932/
Ihuegbo8020/
Osuegbo807/
Ihuegboo7510/
Ovogbo7132/
Ovigbo7116/
Chuwuegbo712/
Owegbo711/
Osuigbo6758/
Oviegba6732/
Obiegbo6716/
Osuegba679/
Iwuegbo674/
Ohuegba674/
Oweigbo674/
Owuigbo672/
Ahuigbo671/
Obeigbo671/
Ovuigbo671/
Chuhwuegbo671/

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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 Houvegbo
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