Hovenou Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Hovenou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hovenou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin191:543,97934,804
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Hovenou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hovenou is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hovenou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hovenou is the 4,206,983rd most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hovenou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Hovenou is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Benin it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houvenou9371/
Hovenu927/
Hoveno920/
Hovinou86208/
Hoveino862/
Ouvenou861/
Oveno837/
Gouvenou80173/
Ahouenou8067/
Houwenou805/
Ohouenou801/
Hovetgno801/
Hobenu77486/
Hovinu7762/
Haveno7733/
Ovinou7719/
Joveno773/
Avenou771/
Hovino771/
Hovena771/
Ahouhenou7584/
Aïhouenou7529/
Hahouenou7519/
Hohouenou757/
Hovenga71538/
Hobeanu71179/
Chovino71127/
Ahvenus7198/
Goveyno7175/
Avienou7119/
Avgenou7117/
Gouveno7115/
Jovenau719/
Hawenou716/
Havenus713/
Aïvenou712/
Hobinou711/
Hawouhenou711/
Ouwenou711/
Gavenou711/
Aouenou711/
Ovenoja711/
Chavenu711/
Obenoup710/
Aveno67672/
Obenu67492/
Joveneau67269/
Ovena6776/
Ovino6753/
Chovingo6738/
Avenu6719/
Oweno6719/
Obeno6711/
Chovenye678/
Avenoush678/
Owenu678/
Ahvenoja676/
Awouenou675/
Ovinu673/
Choveina672/
Chaveano672/
Houvenga671/
Ovenhaus671/
Jouvenau671/
Ahouhouenou671/
Aouhenou671/
Choveyna671/
Chavenue671/
Havenoth671/
Hoovenga670/

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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 Hovenou
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